Battle of Brávellir
| Battle of Brávellir | |||||||
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The Battle of Brávellir, painting by August Malmström. | |||||||
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Swedes Estonians Finns Rus' Bjarmians Curonians Western Geats |
Danes Eastern Geats Wends Anglo-Saxon mercenaries Irish mercenaries Polish mercenaries | ||||||
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| Sigurd Hring | Harald Wartooth † | ||||||
The Battle of Brávellir or the Battle of Bråvalla was a legendary battle, said to have taken place c. 770, that is described in the sagas as taking place on the Brávellir between Sigurd Hring, king of Sweden and the Geats of Västergötland, and his uncle Harald Wartooth, king of Denmark and the Geats of Östergötland.