Hafrsfjord
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Hafrsfjord is a fjord or bay
located in the municipalities of Stavanger
and Sola
in Norway
. Stretching 9 kilometres. Hafrsfjord fjord is bounded by Tananger
, Sola and Madla
. The only bridges over the fjord is Hafrsfjord bridge between Kvernevik
in Stavanger and Jåsund in the village of Tananger in Stavanger.
Hafrsfjord is additionally the name of a neighbourhood (delområde) in the borough Madla
in Stavanger
. It has a population of 4,003, distributed on an area of 5.78 km².
Hafrsfjord is also the location of the KNM Harald Hårfagre, the Basic Training Establishment for the Royal Norwegian Naval
. The camp had hosted used for military purposes since 1871 and in 1934 it was renamed Madlaleiren. In 1952, Parliament decided that the Navy's boot camp would be added to the camp and also that the Navy would formally take over the camp. Three years later, the camp name KNM Harald Fairhair. Today KNM Harald Fairhair is the boot camp for both the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force. Officer Candidate School for the Navy moved the intake and basic education from Horten
to KNM Harald Fairhair during the summer of 2005.
(Slaget i Hafrsfjord). King Harald "Fairhair"
, the first king of Norway, won a great naval battle during the year 872 which resulted in the unity of Norway into one kingdom. The battle paved the way for Harold to gain control over most of western coast of Norway and rightly call himself king of the country.
In 1983 a monument by Norwegian sculptor and artist Fritz Røed
was raised in Møllebukta at the northernmost end Hafrsfjord. The monument is called Sverd i Fjell
(Swords in Rock) and represents the Battle of Hafrsfjord. The crowns on the top of the swords represent the three districts that participated in the battle.
of hafr m 'male goat
'. *Hafr might have been the name of a skerry
at the narrow entrance of the fjord.
Bay
A bay is an area of water mostly surrounded by land. Bays generally have calmer waters than the surrounding sea, due to the surrounding land blocking some waves and often reducing winds. Bays also exist as an inlet in a lake or pond. A large bay may be called a gulf, a sea, a sound, or a bight...
located in the municipalities of Stavanger
Stavanger
Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...
and Sola
Sola
Sola is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the region of Jæren. The old municipality of Håland was divided into Sola and Madla in 1930....
in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. Stretching 9 kilometres. Hafrsfjord fjord is bounded by Tananger
Tananger
Tananger is a village in the municipality of Sola, in the county of Rogaland, Norway. Its population is 5,817, a near double from 1980 when 3,020 people lived there.- History :...
, Sola and Madla
Madla
-History:Madla municipality was created by a split from Håland in 1930. At that time Madla had a population of 1,091. On 1 January 1965 Madla was incorporated into Stavanger along with the majority of Hetland municipality...
. The only bridges over the fjord is Hafrsfjord bridge between Kvernevik
Kvernevik
Kvernevik is a neighborhood in the borough Madla in Stavanger, Norway.Kvernevik is a subsite of Madla district in the municipality of Stavanger in Rogaland County.Delområdets area is 1.46 km ² and its population in 2005 was 4714 persons...
in Stavanger and Jåsund in the village of Tananger in Stavanger.
Hafrsfjord is additionally the name of a neighbourhood (delområde) in the borough Madla
Madla
-History:Madla municipality was created by a split from Håland in 1930. At that time Madla had a population of 1,091. On 1 January 1965 Madla was incorporated into Stavanger along with the majority of Hetland municipality...
in Stavanger
Stavanger
Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...
. It has a population of 4,003, distributed on an area of 5.78 km².
Hafrsfjord is also the location of the KNM Harald Hårfagre, the Basic Training Establishment for the Royal Norwegian Naval
Royal Norwegian Navy
The Royal Norwegian Navy is the branch of the Norwegian Defence Force responsible for naval operations. , the RNoN consists of approximately 3,700 personnel and 70 vessels, including 5 heavy frigates, 6 submarines, 14 patrol boats, 4 minesweepers, 4 minehunters, 1 mine detection vessel, 4 support...
. The camp had hosted used for military purposes since 1871 and in 1934 it was renamed Madlaleiren. In 1952, Parliament decided that the Navy's boot camp would be added to the camp and also that the Navy would formally take over the camp. Three years later, the camp name KNM Harald Fairhair. Today KNM Harald Fairhair is the boot camp for both the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force. Officer Candidate School for the Navy moved the intake and basic education from Horten
Horten
is a town and municipality in Vestfold county, Norway—located along the Oslofjord. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Horten. The municipality also includes the villages of Borre, Åsgårdstrand, Skoppum, and Nykirke....
to KNM Harald Fairhair during the summer of 2005.
Battle of Hafrsfjord
Historically Hafrsfjord is principally known for its association with the Battle of HafrsfjordBattle of Hafrsfjord
The Battle of Hafrsfjord has traditionally been regarded as the battle in which western Norway for the first time was unified under one monarch.The national monument of Haraldshaugen was raised in 1872, to commemorate the Battle of Hafrsfjord...
(Slaget i Hafrsfjord). King Harald "Fairhair"
Harald I of Norway
Harald Fairhair or Harald Finehair , , son of Halfdan the Black, was the first king of Norway.-Background:Little is known of the historical Harald...
, the first king of Norway, won a great naval battle during the year 872 which resulted in the unity of Norway into one kingdom. The battle paved the way for Harold to gain control over most of western coast of Norway and rightly call himself king of the country.
In 1983 a monument by Norwegian sculptor and artist Fritz Røed
Fritz Røed
Fritz Røed was a Norwegian sculptor. He is most associated with his work, Sverd i fjell, the commemorative monument which symbolizes the unification of the nation of Norway. -Biography:...
was raised in Møllebukta at the northernmost end Hafrsfjord. The monument is called Sverd i Fjell
Sverd i Fjell
Sverd i fjell is a commemorative monument located at the Hafrsfjord fjord, just outside the city of Stavanger in Norway.The monument was created by sculptor Fritz Røed from Bryne and was unveiled by king Olav V of Norway in 1983. Three very tall swords are planted into the rock of a small hill...
(Swords in Rock) and represents the Battle of Hafrsfjord. The crowns on the top of the swords represent the three districts that participated in the battle.
The name
The modern form of the name should have been Haffjorden, but because of its historical significance the Norse form of the name have been revived. The first element is the genitive caseGenitive case
In grammar, genitive is the grammatical case that marks a noun as modifying another noun...
of hafr m 'male goat
Goat
The domestic goat is a subspecies of goat domesticated from the wild goat of southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the Bovidae family and is closely related to the sheep as both are in the goat-antelope subfamily Caprinae. There are over three hundred distinct breeds of...
'. *Hafr might have been the name of a skerry
Skerry
A skerry is a small rocky island, usually defined to be too small for habitation. It may simply be a rocky reef. A skerry can also be called a low sea stack....
at the narrow entrance of the fjord.