Tønsberg Fortress (Tunsberghus festning) was a medieval fortress and castle, located in Tønsberg, Norway which was defended by the fortress for over 300...

Tønsberg (pronounced [ˈtœ̂nsbær(ɡ)] ), historically Tunsberg, is a city in Tønsberg Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located about 102 kilometres...

that it took place around the late 1290s, by King Haakon V, replacing Tønsberg as one of the two most important Norwegian castles of the period (the other...

the world. The city of Tønsberg is Norway's oldest city, most likely founded in year 871. Tønsberg is home to Tønsberg Fortress, which is Scandinavia's...

increased by 16.6% over the previous 10-year period. Tønsberg Municipality is home to Tønsberg Fortress on Castle Mountain, which includes ruins from Castrum...

Cathedral in Trondheim, Fredrikstad Fortress (Gamlebyen) in Fredrikstad and the ruin park of Tønsberg Fortress in Tønsberg, and they do not know about it.[clarification...

Bergenhus fortress (Norwegian: Bergenhus festning) is a fortress located in Bergen, Norway. Located at the entrance of Bergen harbour, the castle is one...

Cathedral in Trondheim, Fredrikstad Fortress (Gamlebyen) in Fredrikstad and the ruin park of Tønsberg Fortress in Tønsberg. Norway's population was 5,384,576...

command Eriksen had commanded the fortresses of Tønsberg, Agdenes and Bergen. Eriksen was present when Oscarsborg Fortress was returned to the Norwegian military...

as rock outcroppings at Halden, Tønsberg and Trondheim make excellent bases for fortification (i.e., natural fortresses). Fortifications evolved to accommodate...

Fredriksten is a fortress in the city of Halden in Norway. This Fortresses was constructed by Denmark-Norway in the 17th century as a replacement for...

(Norwegian: Beleiringen av Fredriksten festning) was an attack on the Norwegian fortress of Fredriksten in the city of Fredrikshald (now Halden) by King Charles...

palace while Sverresborg provided defence for the city. Tønsberg Fortress. The castle in Tønsberg was used as a residence by several kings, including Håkon...

Akershus Fortress and Tønsberg Fortress. July–August – Henrich Krummedige recaptures Tønsberg Fortress and lays siege to Akershus Fortress. 18 August...

Krummedige was able to hold Båhus, but Alvsson captured Akershus Fortress and Tønsberg Fortress in March 1502. King Hans dispatched his son Christian (later...

palace, and fort or festning means fortress. To see list of fortresses in Norway, see List of Norwegian fortresses. In Norway, there tend to be many more...

Oslofjord during the summer. In September he set up camp at Tønsberg and laid siege to Tønsberg Fortress, which was garrisoned by Reidar Sendemann and his men...

Sverresborg (Norwegian: Sverresborg i Bergen) is a fortress and former castle situated in the Norwegian city of Bergen. It was built by King Sverre Sigurdsson...

on ski to patrol the Aker area near Oslo. During Sverre's siege of Tønsberg Fortress, soldiers boldly skied down the steep cliff. According to the saga...

opposition stormed into the city and a bloodbath followed. The wooden fortress was torn down and the castle burnt and left in ruins. It is not known precisely...

Archbishop Alsak Bolt and Erik Saemundsson (then the commandant at Tønsberg Fortress). The pro-Danish party prevailed and Christian I was elected king...

in Tønsberg, Norway in the fall of 2020. The schools will be located in the former facilities of Slottsfjellskolen, a building near Tønsberg Fortress which...

Old Bishop's Palace in Oslo Oslo Kongsgård estate Steinvikholm Castle Sverresborg Sverresborg (Bergen) Tønsberg Fortress Also See: Castles in Norway...

Steinvikholm Castle (Steinvikholm slott) is an island fortress on the Skatval peninsula near Stjørdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. The castle was built...

Monarch: Hans Alvsson's rebellion: The Tønsberg Fortress was destroyed by rebels. August 12 – Christian III of Denmark and Norway (d. 1559) "Tunsberghus"...

north to finish off the rebellion by recapturing Tønsberg Fortress and investing Akershus Fortress, which Alvsson was defending. When it became clear...

Norwegian Kongsgård estates built in stone—the other estates being located in Tønsberg, Trondheim, Bergen and Oslo. "Avaldsnes". lokalhistoriewiki. Retrieved...

Archbishop Alsak Bolt and Erik Saemundsson (then the commandant at Tønsberg Fortress). The pro-Danish party prevailed and Christian I of Denmark was elected...

Old Bishop's Palace in Oslo Oslo Kongsgård estate Steinvikholm Castle Sverresborg Sverresborg (Bergen) Tønsberg Fortress Also See: Castles in Norway...

lost its status and role as a regional administrative center to Akershus Fortress and became the residence of the Chancellor of Norway in the late Middle...