# List of wars involving Norway

This is a list of wars involving the Kingdom of Norway.
    Norwegian /allied victory
    Norwegian / allied defeat
    Another result *
*e.g. result unknown or indecisive/inconclusive, result of internal conflict inside Norway, status quo ante bellum, or a treaty or peace without a clear result.

## Pre-unification Viking Age (793–872)

| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results |
| Viking invasions of England (780–850) | Norse Vikings | Kingdom of England | Viking victory Series of Viking attacks on Christian monasteries in the British Isles |
| Halfdan the Mild's revolt (ca. 813) | Halfdan the Mild | Kingdom of Denmark | Revolt successful Denmark is expelled and Vestfold gains independence. |
| Battle of 839 (839) | Norse Vikings | Picts Dál Riata | Norwegian Viking victory |
| Siege of Paris (845) | Norse Vikings | Francia | Viking victory Viking plunder of Paris |
| Viking raid on Nekor (ca. 859) | Norse Vikings | Kingdom of Nekor | Viking victory Vikings occupied Nekor for 8 days. |
| Great Heathen Army's invasion of England (865–878) | Norse Vikings Norse–Gaels | Anglo-Saxon kingdoms: Wessex Northumbria Mercia East Anglia Kingdom of Strathclyde Kingdom of Alba | Viking victory Treaty of Wedmore Establishment of Danelaw |
| Siege of Dumbarton (870) | Norse Vikings | Britons of Strathclyde | Viking victory A fleet of 200 ships transported prisoners to Dublin. |
| Battle of Thimeon (880) | Norse Vikings | West Francia | Defeat Viking Defeat |
| Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu (881) | Norse Vikings | West Francia | Defeat 9000 Vikings slain Vikings starts Raiding Lotharingia |
| Siege of Paris (885–886) | Norse Vikings | West Francia | Stalemate Paris successfully defended Vikings granted passage of the Seine and 700 livres (pounds) of silver Vikings raids continued into Burgundy |
| Battle of Leuven (891) | Norse Vikings | East Francia | Defeat Death of Sigfried and Godfried |
| Æthelwold's Revolt (899–902) | Followers of Æthelwold ætheling Supported by: Vikings of Northumbria Kingdom of East Anglia | Followers of Edward the Elder: Wessex Mercia Kent | Defeat Victory for Edward the Elder |
| Battle of the Holme (902) | Norse Vikings | Followers of Edward the Elder: Wessex Kent | Viking victory Æthelwold killed Æthelwold's Revolt ended |
| Siege of Chartres (911) | Norse Vikings | West Francia | Stalemate West Frankish military victory Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte Rollo is granted lands in northern France in exchange for vassalage, religious conversion and pledge to defend the Seine's estuary from Viking raiders |

## Unification of Norway (860–872)

| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results |
| Battle of Hakadal (ca. 860) | Vestfold | Álfheimr | Vestfold victory Death of Hake Gandalfsson. |
| Battle of Orkdal (ca. 870) | Vestfold | Orkdal | Vestfold victory Gryting subjects to Harald Fairhair. |
| First Battle of Solskjel (ca. 870) | Vestfold | Nordmøre Romsdal | Vestfold victory Death of the kings of Nordmøre and Romsdal. |
| Second Battle of Solskjel (ca. 870) | Vestfold | Sunnmøre Firda | Vestfold victory Rognvald Eysteinsson becomes the Jarl of Møre. |
| Götaland Campaign (ca. 870) | Vestfold | Geats | Vestfold victory Guttorm Haraldsson becomes King of Rånrike. |
| Battle of Fjaler (ca. 870) | Earldom of Lade | Earldom of Sogn | Indecisive Death of Håkon Grjotgardsson and Atle Mjove. |
| Battle of Hafrsfjord (872) | Vestfold | Hordaland Rogaland Agder | Vestfold victory Norway unified under King Harald I. |

## Kingdom of Norway (872–1319)

| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results |
| War between King Haakon the Good and the sons of Eirik Bloodaxe (955–961) | Haakon the Good | The sons of Eirik Bloodaxe Denmark | The sons of Eirik Bloodaxe Victory Death of Haakon the Good Harald Greycloak becomes king |
| Sack of Santiago de Compostela (968) | Norwegian Vikings | Kingdom of Galicia | Victory |
| Ladejarl-Fairhair succession wars (970–1030) | Fairhair dynasty | Ladejarls Denmark | Victory Magnus the Good takes back the Norwegian throne in 1035 |
| German–Danish War of 974 (974) | Kingdom of Denmark Kingdom of Norway | Holy Roman Empire Norwegian Rebels | German and Norwegian rebel victory Hedeby under German occupation from 974 to 981 |
| Norwegian-Jomsviking War (986) | Kingdom of Norway | Denmark Jomsvikings | Victory Danish fleet defeated |
| Battle of Maldon (991) | Kingdom of Norway | Anglo-Saxons | Victory First English payment of Danegeld |
| Norwegian Raid of the Rus (997) | Norwegian Vikings | Kievan Rus' | Victory Ladoga destroyed |
| Battle of Svolder (999/1000) | Kingdom of Norway | Denmark Sweden Earls of Lade | Defeat Death of Olaf Tryggvason |
| Battle of Vinland (1003) | Icelandic and Norwegian Vikings | Native warriors | Victory Viking victory and withdrawal. |
| Battle of Thetford (1004) | Norway Anglo-Saxons | Kingdom of Denmark | Anglo-Norwegian Victory |
| Battle at Herdaler (1007/08) | Kingdom of Norway | Finns of Herdaler | Defeat Olaf Haraldson got almost killed and lost many men |
| Olav II's landing in Osilia (1008) | Kingdom of Norway | Osilians | Victory The Osilians are defeated |
| Battle of Ringmere (1010) | Norway Anglo-Saxons | Danish Vikings | Victory Ango-Norwegian victory |
| Battle of Vinland (1010) | Icelandic and Norwegian Vikings | Native warriors | Victory Native attack repelled; Viking withdrawal. |
| Swedish-Norwegian War (1015–1018) | Kingdom of Norway | Kingdom of Sweden | Victory Olav II reconquers any land lost to Sweden excluding Jämtland, Härjedalen and Hälsingland, in which Jämtland and Härjedalen wouldn't be recorded as under Norwegian overlordship until 1111. |
| Olav II's conquest of Norway (1015–1016) Battle of Nesjar Raid on Denmark | Kingdom of Norway | Kingdom of Sweden Kingdom of Denmark Earldom of Orkney | Victory The territorial changes following the Battle of Svolder are reversed, barring Jämtland, which would remain under Swedish overlordship until the 12th century. |
| Cnut the Great's invasion of England (1016) | Kingdom of Denmark Kingdom of Norway | Kingdom of England | Dano-Norwegian victory Personal union formed between Denmark and England in 1018. Following Edmund's death on 30 November, Cnut ascends to the throne as the sole king of England. |
| Battle of the Helgeå (1026) | Kingdom of Norway Sweden | North Sea Empire | Defeat Cnut the Great dominates Scandinavia |
| Battle of Boknafjorden (1028) | Kingdom of Norway | Erling Skjalgsson | Victory Death of Erling Skjalgsson |
| Cnut's invasion of Norway (1028–1029) | Kingdom of Norway | North Sea Empire Norwegian chieftains | Danish and Norwegian chieftain victory Norway conquered by King Cnut King Olaf II was driven into exile to Kievan Rus |
| Battle of Stiklestad (1030) | Olaf II | Peasant Army | Peasant victory Death of Olaf II |
| Tryggvi the Pretender's invasion of Norway (1033) | North Sea Empire | Tryggvi the Pretender | Invasion failed Death of Tryggvi the Pretender |
| Norwegian-Wendish War (1043) | Kingdom of Norway | Wends Danish Rebels | Victory Destruction the Viking fort Jomsborg, possibly to destroy the Danish competitors to the throne. Plundering of the Wendish town of Jumne. |
| Magnus the Good's conquest of Denmark (1043–1045) | Kingdom of Norway | Denmark Wends | Victory Denmark reconquered Rebellion crushed Magnus the Good is kept king over both Norway and Denmark Sweyn Estridsson flees to Sweden |
| Invasions of Denmark (1048–1064) | Kingdom of Norway | Denmark | Stalemate Peace agreement, mutual recognition and withdrawal |
| Swedish–Norwegian War (1063) (1063/04) | Kingdom of Norway | Haakon Ivarsson [no] Kingdom of Sweden | Victory Hadrada defeats Haakon Ivarsson Jarl Norwegian authority strengthened in the Uplands |
| Revolt in the Uplands (1064–1065) | Kingdom of Norway | Revolting farmers | Victory Small farms and villages burned down by Hadrada. Uplands becomes more integrated into Norway |
| Invasion of England (1066) Battle of Fulford Battle of Stamford Bridge | Kingdom of Norway | England | Defeat Death of King Harald Hardrada |
| Magnus's raids on Halland (1096) | Norway | Denmark | Victory |
| First Irish Sea Campaign (1098) | Kingdom of Norway | England Irish Kingdoms | Victory Norwegian reconquest in the Irish Sea |
| Swedish–Norwegian War (1099–1101) | Kingdom of Norway | Sweden | Inconclusive Through the marriage of Magnus Barefoot and Margaret Fredkulla, Inge's daughter, Norway gains the land of Dalsland. However, due to the marriage being childless, Dalsland never becomes integrated into Norway, and it's returned to Sweden after Magnus died in 1103 |
| Second Irish Sea Campaign (1101/1102–1103) | Kingdom of Norway | England Irish Kingdoms | Defeat Norway loses control of the Irish Sea region |
| Norwegian Crusade (1107–1110) | Kingdom of Norway Kingdom of Jerusalem Republic of Venice Supported by: Byzantine Empire | Fatimid Caliphate Almoravid Empire Taifa of Badajoz Taifa of Majorca Barbary pirates of Majorca | Victory Lordship of Sidon created |
| Civil war era in Norway (1130–1240) | Birkebeiners | Baglers | Birkebeiner victory Håkon Håkonsson became king. |
| Valdemar's First Invasion of Norway (1165) | Kingdom of Norway Baglers | Kingdom of Denmark | Victory Danes retreated back to Denmark |
| Valdemar's Second Invasion of Norway (1168) | Kingdom of Norway Baglers | Kingdom of Denmark | Victory Danish Leidang fleet forced to retreat. |
| Farmers rebellion against King Inge II in Trøndelag (1214) | Kingdom of Norway | Trøndelag Farmers | Rebellion Suppressed |
| Age of the Sturlungs (1220–1264) | Kingdom of Norway Icelandic Gothis | Commonwealth Gothis | Old Covenant Termination of the Icelandic Commonwealth. Iceland is integrated into the Kingdom of Norway |
| Campaign in Värmland (1225) | Kingdom of Norway | Värmland | Inconclusive Treaty of Lödöse |
| Battle of the Neva (1240) | Sweden Finns Tavastia Kingdom of Norway | Novgorod Republic Karelians | Defeat Sweden fails to capture Staraya Ladoga |
| Halland War (1256-1257) | Norway | Denmark | Victory Norway renounces its claim on Halland Ingeborg marries Magnus VI of Norway |
| Scottish–Norwegian War (1262–1266) | Kingdom of Norway | Scotland | Indecisive Treaty of Perth Hebrides and Isle of Man bought from Norway for 4,000 marks to become part of Scotland Norwegian sovereignty recognised over Orkney and Shetland |
| War of the Outlaws (1289–1295) | Norway Danish outlaws | Denmark | Victory North Halland ceded to Kingdom of Norway |
| Second Swedish Brother's Feud (1304–1310) | Norway (1304-1308) Duke Eric and Valdemar | Norway (1308-1310) Denmark Birger Magnusson | Victory Death of Duke Eric and Valdemar |

## Norwegian Crusades (1107–1155)

| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results |
| Norwegian Crusade (1107–1110) | Kingdom of Norway Kingdom of Jerusalem Republic of Venice Supported by: Byzantine Empire | Fatimid Caliphate Almoravid Empire Taifa of Badajoz Taifa of Majorca Barbary pirates of Majorca | Victory Lordship of Sidon created |
| Sack of Santiago de Compostela (1109) | Kingdom of Norway | Kingdom of Galicia | Victory Santiago de Compostela successfully sacked |
| Raid on Sintra (1109) | Kingdom of Norway | Almoravid Empire Taifa of Badajoz | Victory Raid successful |
| Siege of Lisbon (1109) | Kingdom of Norway | Almoravid Empire Taifa of Badajoz | Victory Siege successful Norway takes control of Lisbon Mass conversion of local Muslims |
| Sack of Alcácer do Sal (1109) | Kingdom of Norway | Almoravid Empire Taifa of Badajoz | Victory |
| Battle of Gibraltar Strait (1109) | Kingdom of Norway | Almoravid Empire Taifa of Badajoz | Victory |
| Battle of Formentera (1109) | Kingdom of Norway | Almoravid Empire Taifa of Majorca Barbary pirates | Victory Norway takes control of Formentera |
| Battle of Ibiza (1109) | Kingdom of Norway | Almoravid Empire Taifa of Majorca Barbary pirates | Victory Norway takes control of Ibiza |
| Battle of Menorca (1109) | Kingdom of Norway | Almoravid Empire Taifa of Majorca Barbary pirates | Victory |
| Siege of Sidon (1109) | Kingdom of Norway Kingdom of Jerusalem Republic of Venice | Fatimid Caliphate | Victory Lordship of Sidon created |
| Kalmar Crusade (1123) | Kingdom of Norway | Norse pagans | Victory The pagans converted to Christianity |
| Norwegian Crusade (1152–1155) | Kingdom of Norway Earldom of Orkney | Unknown Muslims | Victory Crusaders are victorious. |

## Civil war era (1130–1240)

| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results |
| Battle of Fyrileiv (1134) | Hardrada dynasty Magnus the Blind | Gille dynasty Harald Gille | Hardrada Dynasty Victory Harald Gille flees to Denmark |
| Battle of Bergen (1135) | Hardrada dynasty Magnus the Blind (POW) | Gille dynasty Harald Gille | Gille Dynasty Victory Magnus deposed as king and taken prisoner |
| Battle of Minne (1137) | Hardrada dynasty Magnus the Blind | Gille dynasty Inge Haraldsson Tjostolv Ålesson | Gille Dynasty Victory |
| Battle of Holmengrå (1139) | Hardrada dynasty Magnus the Blind † Sigurd Slembe | Gille dynasty Inge Haraldsson Sigurd Haraldsson | Decisive Gille Victory Magnus killed and Sigurd executed |
| Battle of Oslo (Ekeberg) (1161) | Gille dynasty Haakon II | Gille dynasty Inge Haraldsson † | Victory for Haakon II Inge killed |
| Battle of Sekken (1162) | Hardrada dynasty Magnus Erlingsson Erling Skakke | Gille dynasty Haakon II | Hardrada Dynasty Victory Haakon II killed Magnus Erlingsson praised as king at the Øreting in Trøndelag |
| Battle of Re (1163) | Hardrada dynasty Magnus Erlingsson Erling Skakke | Gille dynasty Sigurd Markusfostre Earl Sigurd Hallvardsson | Hardrada Dynasty Victory Earl Sigurd Hallvardsson killed |
| Dano-Norwegian War (1164-1170) | Norway Magnus Erlingsson Erling Skakke | Denmark | Victory |
| Battle of Djurså (1165 or 1167) | Norway Erling Skakke | Denmark | Victory |
| Battle of Re (1177) | Hardrada dynasty Magnus Erlingsson | Birkebeiner Party Eystein Meyla † | Hardrada Dynasty Victory Eystein Meyla killed |
| Conquest of Jemtland (1178) | Norway Sverre Sigurdsson (Birkebeiner) | Jemtland | Victory Norway takes control of Jemtland |
| Battle of Kalvskinnet (1179) | Hardrada dynasty Erling Skakke † | Birkebeiner Party Sverre Sigurdsson | Birkebeiner Victory Erling Skakke as earl and chancellor of Norway fell together with 10 lendmen and nearly 60 hirdmen |
| Battle of Ilevollene (1180) | Hardrada dynasty Magnus Erlingsson | Birkebeiner Party Sverre Sigurdsson | Birkebeiner Victory Magnus suffers huge losses and eventually flees to Denmark Sverre Sigurdsson gains control of all Norway |
| Battle of Fimreite (1184) | Hardrada dynasty Magnus Erlingsson † | Birkebeiner Party Sverre Sigurdsson | Birkebeiner Victory Throne usurped by Sverre |
| Battle of Florvåg (1194) | Norway Birkebeiner Party Sverre Sigurdsson Bård Guttormsson † | Eyjarskeggjar party (supported by Earldom of Orkney) Sigurd Magnusson † Hallkjell Jonsson † Olav Jarlsmåg † | Victory Revolt put down Shetland permanently ceded away from the Earldom of Orkney to Norway |
| Battle of Tønsberg (ca. 1200) | Birkebeiner Party Sverre Sigurdsson Bård Guttormsson † | Bagler Party Philip Simonsson | Birkebeiner Victory |
| Battle of Oslo (1240) (1240) | Norway Haakon IV | Vårbelgers Skule Bårdsson | Victory End of the Norwegian Civil War era Start of the Golden age for Norway |

## House of Bjälbo (1319–1387)

| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results |
| Campaign against Ingeborg (1323) | Swedish-Norwegian Union | Ingeborg of Norway | Peace of Skara Ingeborg is forced to exchange Axvall for the unfortified Dåvö in Västmanland |
| First Norwegian Noble Rising (1331–1333) | Swedish-Norwegian Union | Norwegian nobles | Norwegian nobles victory The Norwegian Royal Seal is given to the Norwegian nobels Ivar Ogmundsson is appointed as Royal Seal holder |
| Second Norwegian Noble Rising (1338–1339) | Swedish-Norwegian Union | Norwegian nobles | Norwegian nobles victory King Magnus VII made an agreement with the Norwegian nobles |
| Kalundborg War (1341–1343) Siege of Kalundborg Battle of Blidebro | Swedish-Norwegian Union | Denmark Lübeck Rostock Hamburg Stralsund Wismar Greifswald | Victory Valdemar IV admits his sale of Scania, Blekinge, and Halland to Sweden-Norway Copenhagen Castle is given back to Denmark |
| Magnus's war against Russia (1348–1351) | Swedish-Norwegian Union | Novgorod | Truce of Dorprat Swedish-Norwegian success in the beginning Swedish-Norwegian failure to keep Nöteborg |
| Danish-Hanseatic War (1361–1370) | First Phase (1361–1365) Hanseatic League Gotland Lubeck Stralsund Kingdom of Norway Kingdom of Sweden Second Phase (1367–1370) Confederation of Cologne Towns in Holland Towns in Zeeland Hanseatic League Towns in Prussia Towns in Livonia Lubeck Stralsund Rostock Teutonic Order Kingdom of Sweden County of Holstein Duchy of Mecklenburg Danish Noble Rebels | First Phase (1361–1365) Kingdom of Denmark Second Phase (1367–1370) Kingdom of Denmark Kingdom of Norway | First Phase: Danish Victory Second Phase: Hanseatic victory The Hanseatic League gains control over several forts in Scania The Hanseatic League became one of the most powerful military and economic powers in Northern Europe |
| Mecklenburgian invasion of Sweden (1363–1364) | Swedish-Norwegian Union | Mecklenburg Swedish Nobles Swedish Rebels | Treaty of Jönköping (1364) First Swedish-Norwegian union dissolved Västergötland, Värmland and Dalsland ceded to Magnus Eriksson and Haakon VI as personal fiefdoms |
| Wars of Deposition against Magnus (1363–1371) | Norway Denmark Swedish Loyalists Saxe-Lauenburg | Mecklenburg Swedish Nobles Swedish Rebels Teutonic Order Confederation of Cologne Towns in Holland Towns in Zeeland Hanseatic League Towns in Prussia Towns in Livonia Lubeck Stralsund Rostock | Treaty of Edsvik (1371) Västergötland, Värmland and Dalsland ceded to Magnus Eriksson and Haakon VI as personal fiefdoms Magnus Eriksson is deposed Albert becomes king of Sweden. Afterwards Haakon continues ruling Norway until his death in 1380 End of the union between Sweden and Norway |

## Kalmar Union (1397–1523)

| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results |
| War with the Victual Brothers (1392–1398) | Kalmar Union | Victual Brothers | Victory Formation of the Kalmar Union. |
| Dano-Hanseatic War (1426–1435) | Kalmar Union | House of Schaumburg Hanseatic League | Defeat Treaty of Vordingborg |
| Amund Sigurdsson Bolt Rebellion (1436) | Amund Sigurdsson Bolt | Kalmar Union | Ceasefire |
| Graatop Rebellion (1438) | Hallvard Graatop | Kalmar Union | Rebellion Suppressed |
| Novgorodian-Norwegian war (1445) | Norway | Novgorod Republic | Victory |
| Krummedige-Tre Rosor feud (1448 - 1502) | Krummedige family Denmark | Tre Rosor family Sweden | Krummedige victory The male Tre Rosor line in Norway becomes extinct. Norwegian monarchy strengthened Prince Christian maintains control over Norway. |
| War of the Norwegian Succession (1448–1453) | Denmark Pro-Danish Norwegians | Sweden Pro-Swedish Norwegians | Pro-Danish Victory Christian I becomes king of Norway Charles I relinquish the throne of Norway |
| Assault on Karlsborg (1456) | Norway | Sweden | Defeat |
| Dano-Swedish War (1501–1512) | Kalmar Union | Sweden Free City of Lübeck Norwegian rebels | Victory Treaty of Malmö (1512) |
| Alvsson Rebellion (1501–1504) | Knut Alvsson (until 1502) Nils Ravaldsson (from 1502) Sweden | Kalmar Union | Rebellion Suppressed Dano-Norwegian ties solidified |
| Orm Eriksson Tax Revolt (1519) | Orm Eriksson Jon Eilivsson | Kalmar Union | Rebellion Suppressed |
| Swedish War of Liberation (1521–1523) | Kalmar Union | Sweden Free City of Lübeck | Defeat Treaty of Malmö, dissolution of the Kalmar Union. |

## Denmark–Norway (1523/1537–1800)

| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results |
| Christian II's invasion of Norway (1531–1532) | Christian II | Frederick I | Invasion failed Christian II imprisoned |
| Olav Engelbrektsson's Rebellion (1536–1537) | Protestants Denmark | Catholics | Protestant Victory Creation of Denmark-Norway |
| Icelandic Reformation (1538–1550) | Icelandic Protestants Denmark–Norway | Icelandic Catholics | Protestant Victory Jón Arason defeated and captured Collapse of Catholicism in Iceland |
| Peasant's Rebellion in Telemark (1540) | Denmark–Norway | Norwegian peasants | Rebellion suppressed |
| Peasant's Rebellion in Agder (1540–1541) | Denmark–Norway | Norwegian peasants | Rebellion suppressed |
| Dacke War (1542) | Kingdom of Sweden Landsknechte Denmark-Norway | Småland Peasants under Nils Dacke  Östergötland peasant militia | Victory Royal power strengthened No further civil wars or major uprisings in Scandinavia |
| Italian War of 1542–1546 (1542) | France Ottoman Empire Regency of Algiers Jülich-Cleves-Berg Denmark-Norway | Holy Roman Empire Saxony Brandenburg Spain England | Status quo ante bellum Treaty of Speyer (1544) Holy Roman Emperor Charles V recognized Christian III as the rightful king of Denmark and Norway |
| Livonian War (1558–1583) | Livonian Confederation Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Denmark-Norway Kingdom of Sweden Zaporozhian Cossacks Principality of Transylvania | Tsardom of Russia Qasim Khanate Kingdom of Livonia | Victory Sweden gains Estonia Livonia, Courland and Semigallia to Poland–Lithuania Denmark–Norway gains Ösel |
| Campaign of 1559 (1559) | Denmark-Norway | Dithmarschen | Victory Conquest of Dithmarschen |
| Northern Seven Years' War (1563–1570) | Denmark-Norway Free City of Lübeck Poland–Lithuania | Sweden | Status quo ante bellum Treaty of Stettin (1570) |
| Polish–Swedish War (1563–1568) (1563–1568) | Poland–Lithuania Denmark–Norway Lübeck | Sweden | Status quo ante bellum |
| Dano-Norwegian attack on Poland (1571) Naval battle near Hel | Denmark-Norway | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth | Victory The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Navy was reduced to half of its previous strength |
| Danzig rebellion (1575–1577) | City of Danzig Denmark-Norway | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth | Peace Danzig withstanded the siege Danzig law confirmed Danzig had to pay 200,000 złotys |
| The First Turkish Abductions (1607) | Denmark-Norway | Ottoman Empire | Defeat Abduction of many Icelanders and Faroese people |
| Kalmar War (1611–1613) | Denmark-Norway | Sweden | Victory Treaty of Knäred (1613) |
| Thirty Years' War (1625–1629) | Protestant States and Allies  Sweden  Kingdom of France  Bohemia  Denmark-Norway (1625–1629)  Saxony  Dutch Republic Electorate of the Palatinate Brunswick-Lüneburg  England  Scotland Brandenburg-Prussia Transylvania Hungarian Anti-Habsburg Rebels Zaporozhian Cossacks  Ottoman Empire | Roman Catholic States and Allies  Holy Roman Empire Catholic League  Habsburg Monarchy Austria Bavaria Spain and its possessions  Denmark-Norway (1643–1645) | Defeat Peace of Westphalia Habsburg supremacy curtailed Rise of the Bourbon dynasty Rise of the Swedish Empire Decentralization of the Holy Roman Empire Franco-Spanish War until 1659 Substantial decline in the power and influence of the Catholic Church |
| The Second Turkish Abductions (1627) | Denmark-Norway | Ottoman Empire | Defeat Abduction of many Icelanders |
| Torstenson War (1643–1645) | Denmark-Norway Holy Roman Empire | Sweden Dutch Republic | Defeat Treaty of Brömsebro (1645) |
| Second Northern War (1657–1660) | Habsburg monarchy Poland–Lithuania Russia (1656–58) Brandenburg-Prussia Dutch Republic Denmark-Norway | Sweden Brandenburg-Prussia Transylvania Ukrainian Cossacks Wallachia Moldavia | Defeat Treaty of Roskilde (February 26, 1658) |
| Dano-Swedish War (1657–1658) (1657–1658) | Denmark-Norway Poland–Lithuania | Swedish Empire | Defeat Decisive Swedish victory; Treaty of Roskilde/Treaty of Taastrup |
| Dano-Swedish War (1658–1660) (1658–1660) | Denmark-Norway Dutch Republic Brandenburg-Prussia Poland–Lithuania Habsburg Monarchy | Swedish Empire | Victory Treaty of Copenhagen (1660) |
| Second Anglo-Dutch War (1665–1667) Battle of Vågen | Dutch Republic Denmark-Norway Kingdom of France | Kingdom of England Bishopric of Münster | Victory Treaty of Breda (1667) |
| Second Swedish War on Bremen (1666) | Bremen Electorate of Cologne Brunswick-Lüneburg Denmark-Norway Electorate of Brandenburg Dutch Republic | Sweden | Draw Treaty of Habenhausen |
| Scanian War (1675–1679) | Denmark-Norway Dutch Republic Holy Roman Empire Brandenburg | Sweden Kingdom of France | Status quo ante bellum Treaty of Fontainebleau (1679) |
| Siege of Hamburg (1689) (1689) | Denmark–Norway supported by Kingdom of France | Hamburg Brunswick-Lüneburg Brandenburg-Prussia | Peace agreement Dano-Norwegian withdrawal Hamburg pays 300,000 thalers as compensation to Denmark-Norway |
| Great Northern War (1700–1720) | Tsardom of Russia Electorate of Saxony Poland–Lithuania Cossack Hetmanate Prussia Hanover Great Britain Denmark–Norway | Sweden Holstein-Gottorp Poland–Lithuania Ottoman Empire | Victory Treaty of Frederiksborg (1720) |
| Rákóczi's War of Independence (1703–1711) | Holy Roman Empire: Austria  Prussia Margraviate of Baden Serbs from Vojvodina Transylvanian Saxons Kingdom of Croatia Royalists  Denmark–Norway | Kuruc forces (Kingdom of Hungary) Principality of Transylvania Kingdom of France | Victory Rebellion suppressed |
| Strilekrigen (1765) | Denmark-Norway | Norwegian peasants | Rebellion suppressed |
| Danish–Algerian War (1769–1772) | Denmark–Norway | Dey of Algiers | Defeat Punitive expedition unsuccessful. Denmark–Norway pays higher tribute than before |
| Royal Life Guards' Mutiny (1771) | Denmark-Norway | Royal Life Guard | Execution of Struensee |
| Lofthusreisingen (1786–1787) | Denmark-Norway | Norwegian peasants | Rebellion suppressed |
| Theatre War (1788–1789) | Denmark-Norway | Sweden | Inconclusive Status quo ante bellum |
| Action of 16 May 1797 (1797) | Denmark-Norway | Ottoman Empire (de jure) Eyalet of Tripolitania | Inconclusive |
| Lærdal Rebellion (1800–1802) | Denmark-Norway | Norwegian peasants | Rebellion suppressed |

## Colonial Wars (1600–1800)

| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results |
| Conquest of Koneswaram Temple (1618–1620) | Denmark-Norway Kingdom of Kandy | Portuguese Ceylon | Defeat Failure to monopolize Ceylon Danish India established |
| Roland Crappé's raids on Portuguese colonies (1619) | Denmark-Norway Kingdom of Kandy Supported by: Thanjavur Nayak kingdom | Portuguese Ceylon Portuguese India | Defeat |
| Action of 19 February 1619 (1619) | Denmark-Norway | French pirates  France | Victory Dano-Norwegian Victory French ships conquered |
| Siege of Dansborg (1624) (1624) | Danish India | Thanjavur Nayak | Victory Thanjavur recognizes Tranquebar as Danish |
| Dano-Mughal War (1642–1698) | Denmark–Norway | Mughal Empire | Peace treaty Dannemarksnagore ceded to Danish India for 30,000 rupees to be paid over ten years |
| Conflict between Willem Leyel and Bernt Pessart (1644) | Danish India | Leyel loyalist Dutch Coromandel English Madras Portuguese Carical Supported by: Thanjavur Nayak | Willem victory Willem Leyel becomes governor of Tranquebar |
| Siege of Dansborg (1644) (1644) | Denmark-Norway | Thanjavur Nayak kingdom | Inconclusive |
| Sieges of Tranquebar (1655–1669) (1655–1669) | Danish India | Thanjavur Nayak kingdom | Victory Villages of Poreiar, Tillali and Erikutanchery ceded to the Danes |
| Dano-Dutch Colonial War in Guinea (1660–1664) | Denmark–Norway Kingdom of England Fetu tribe | Dutch Republic | Victory Anglo-Danish Conquest of Cape Coast |
| Gã-Akwamu War (1678) | Ga-Adangbe Denmark-Norway | Akwamu | Victory Assult reppeled |
| Slave insurrection on St. John (1733–1734) | Denmark–Norway Sankt Jan | Rebel slaves | Victory Rebellion suppressed |
| Danish-Dutch conflict over Greenland (1739) | Denmark–Norway | Dutch whalers | Victory Dutch presence on Greenland collapses |
| Cattle War (1756) | Denmark–Norway | Thanjavur Maratha kingdom | Defeat Punitive expedition unsuccessful |
| Sagbadre War (1784) | Denmark-Norway Ada-Danish Alliance Danish West India Company Little Popo Ada Accra Akuapem Akwapim Ga Krobo | Anlo Confederacy | Victory Return of territory previously acquired by Anlo from the Alliance Construction of Fort Prinzenstein |

## Napoleonic Wars (1800–1814)

| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results |
| Napoleonic Wars (1800–1815) | France Ottoman Empire | United Kingdom Sweden Russia Austrian Empire Prussia Spain Portugal Ottoman Empire (until 1803) United Kingdom of the Netherlands | Defeat Congress of Vienna (1815) |
| English Wars (1801, 1807–1814) | Denmark–Norway French Empire Spain | United Kingdom Sweden | Defeat Treaty of Kiel Denmark joined the anti-Napoleonic alliance Frederick VI of Denmark cedes Norway to Charles XIII of Sweden |
| Franco-Swedish War (1805–1810) | French Empire Spain Until 1808 Holland Russian Empire (1808–09) Denmark–Norway (1808–09) | Sweden United Kingdom Prussia Russian Empire (–1807) Austrian Empire Saxony | Victory Treaty of Paris (1810) Sweden regains Swedish Pomerania Sweden integrates the Continental System |
| Gunboat War (1807–1814) | Denmark–Norway | United Kingdom | Defeat Treaty of Kiel Dissolution of Denmark-Norway |
| Dano-Swedish War (1808–09) (1808–1809) | Denmark–Norway France | Sweden United Kingdom | Stalemate Return to Status quo ante bellum |
| Jørgen Jørgensen's Revolution (1809) | Denmark-Norway United Kingdom | Iceland | Victory Imprisonment of Jørgen Jørgensen |
| Dano-Swedish War (1813–1814) (1813-1814) | Denmark-Norway French Empire Duchy of Warsaw | Sweden Russian Empire United Kingdom Prussia Hanover Mecklenburg-Schwerin | Defeat Treaty of Kiel |
| War of the Sixth Coalition (1813-1814) | First French Empire  Napoleonic Italy Kingdom of Naples Duchy of Warsaw Denmark–Norway Confederation of the Rhine | Russian Empire Kingdom of Prussia Austrian Empire United Kingdom Sweden Spanish Empire Kingdom of Portugal Two Sicilies Kingdom of Sardinia Saxony Bavaria Württemberg Baden United Netherlands | Defeat Treaty of Fontainebleau First Treaty of Paris |

## Kingdom of Norway (1814–present)

| Conflict | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Results | Prime Minister | Casualties |
| Swedish–Norwegian War (1814) | Norway | Sweden | Defeat (but Swedish acceptance of the Eidsvoll Constitution) Norway entered a personal union with Sweden | Peder Anker | ~400 killed |
| World War II (1940–1945) | Soviet Union United States British Empire China France Poland Yugoslavia Greece Denmark Norway Netherlands Belgium Luxembourg Czechoslovakia Ethiopia Brazil Mexico Colombia Cuba Philippines Mongolia | Germany Japan Italy Romania Hungary Bulgaria Slovakia Croatia | Victory Collapse of the German Realm Creation of the United Nations Emergence of the United States and the Soviet Union as superpowers Beginning of the Cold War | Johan Nygaardsvold | 10,262 killed |
| Korean War (1950–1953) | South Korea United States United Nations | North Korea China | Ceasefire See: NORMASH | Oscar Torp | |
| Congo Crisis (1960–1964) | Congo-Léopoldville ONUC  Ireland  Sweden  Norway  India  Nigeria  Ethiopia | Katanga South Kasai | Victory Debellation of Congolese separatist states | Einar Gerhardsen | None |
| Vietnam War (1955–1964, 1965–1973, 1974–1975) Part of the Cold War and Indochina Wars Location: Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos 1st Cavalry Division, Battle of Ia Drang, 1965. | South Vietnam United States South Korea Australia New Zealand Thailand Philippines Kingdom of Laos Khmer Republic Norway (Inteligence gathering and Gulf of Tonkin incident only) Norway was officially not part of the war but CIA bought Norwegian boats and hired Norwegian boat captains for clandestine operations) | North Vietnam Viet Cong Pathet Lao Khmer Rouge China Soviet Union North Korea Supported by:  East Germany  Czechoslovak Socialist Republic  Hungarian People's Republic  Polish People's Republic  Socialist Republic of Romania  People's Republic of Bulgaria  Cuba | North Vietnam-allied victory Withdrawal of American forces from Indochina North Vietnamese victory over South Vietnam Reunification of North Vietnam and South Vietnam into the communist state Socialist Republic of Vietnam Communist governments take power also in Laos and Cambodia | Einar Gerhardsen | |
| Gulf War (1990–1991) | Australia Bahrain Bangladesh Belgium Canada Egypt France Italy Kuwait Morocco Netherlands Denmark Norway Oman Pakistan Qatar Saudi Arabia Senegal Spain Sweden Syria United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States other allies | Iraq Republic of Kuwait | Victory | Jan P. Syse / Gro Harlem Brundtland | None |
| Bosnian War (1992–1995) Selected engagment: Incident at Pristina airport | NATO  Belgium  Canada  Denmark  France  Germany  Italy  Luxembourg  Netherlands  Norway  Portugal  Spain  Turkey  United Kingdom United States | Republika Srpska | Victory Dayton Agreement, deployment of NATO-led IFOR | Gro Harlem Brundtland | None |
| Kosovo War (1998–1999) Selected engagment Operation Allied Force Operation Joint Guardian | UÇK  NATO  Belgium  Canada  Denmark  France  Germany  Italy  Netherlands  Norway  Portugal  Spain  Turkey  United Kingdom United States | FR Yugoslavia | Victory Kumanovo Treaty | Kjell Magne Bondevik | None |
| War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Some of the Norwegian engagements: Task Force K-Bar Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Anaconda Operation Jacana Uzbin Valley ambush (after action only) Operation Pickaxe-Handle Release of hostage Christina Meier April 2012 Afghanistan attacks Hostage incident at Qargha Reservoir / Lake Qara june 2012 May 2020 Afghanistan attacks Resolute Support Mission American University of Afghanistan attack Hostage situation at Hetal Hotel, Kabul May 2015 2018 Inter-Continental Hotel Kabul attack 2015 Park Palace guesthouse attack International Security Assistance Force Operation Harekate Yolo | Afghanistan ISAF United States  United Kingdom  Australia  Canada  Germany  France  Italy  Czech Republic  Netherlands  Turkey  Romania  Georgia  South Korea  Poland  Denmark  Sweden  Norway  Finland  Singapore  New Zealand  Mongolia  Bulgaria  Hungary  Belgium  Estonia  Latvia  Lithuania  Portugal  Albania  Slovenia | Taliban | Defeat Fall of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Taliban retake Kabul | Kjell Magne Bondevik | 10 killed |
| Operation Ocean Shield (2009–2016) Location: Indian Ocean A tall plume of black smoke rises from a destroyed pirate vessel that was struck by USS Farragut in March 2010. | NATO  United States  Belgium  Canada  Denmark  Germany  Greece  Italy  Netherlands  Norway  Portugal  Spain  Turkey  United Kingdom  Australia China Colombia India Indonesia Japan Malaysia New Zealand Oman Pakistan Russia Saudi Arabia Seychelles Singapore Somalia South Korea Ukraine | Somali pirates | US-allied victory Number of pirate attacks dramatically decreased The US Office of Naval Intelligence have officially reported that in 2013, only 9 incidents of piracy were reported and that none of them were successfully hijacked Piracy drops 90% | Jens Stoltenberg / Erna Solberg |
| Libyan Civil War (2011) | NTC  NATO and allies  France  United Kingdom United States  Belgium  Canada  Denmark  Netherlands  Norway  Spain  Turkey  Jordan  Sweden  UAE  Qatar | Libya | Victory The NTC assumed interim control of Libya | Jens Stoltenberg | None |
| Operation Shader (2014–present) | United States United Kingdom Iraq Syrian Opposition Australia Belgium Canada Denmark France Germany Italy Netherlands New Zealand Norway Portugal Spain Turkey Bahrain Jordan Morocco Qatar Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Rojava Egypt Libya Nigeria Cameroon Chad Niger Russia | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Boko Haram al-Nusra Front Khorasan Ahrar ash-Sham | Ongoing | Erna Solberg / Jonas Gahr Støre | None |
| Operation Prosperity Guardian (2023–present) | United States United Kingdom Canada France Greece Italy Netherlands Norway Spain Bahrain Seychelles Sri Lanka New Zealand | Supreme Political Council  Houthi movement | Ongoing US-led multinational coalition formed in December 2023 to respond to attacks on shipping in the Red Sea. | Jonas Gahr Støre | None |