During the 9th century, Norway was divided between several local kings controlling their own fiefdoms. By the end of the century, King Harald Fairhair  managed, mainly due to the military superiority gained by his alliance with Sigurd Ladejarl of Nidaros, to subjugate these mini-kingdoms, and he created a unified Norwegian state. This alliance came apart after Harald's death. The jarls of Lade and various descendants of Harald Fairhair would spend the next century interlocked in feuds over power. As well as power politics, religion also played a part in these conflicts, as two of the descendants of Harald Fairhair, Hakon the Good and Olaf Tryggvason attempted to convert the then heathen Norwegians to Christianity. In the year 1000, Svein  and Erik  of Lade took control over Norway, being supported by the Danish King Svein. In 1015, Olaf Haraldsson, representing the descendants of Harald Fairhair, returned from one of his Viking trips and was immediately elected as King of Norway.  In June 1016, he won the Battle at Nesjar against the Jarls of Lade. Olav Haraldsson's success in becoming King of Norway was helped by the Danes being kept occupied with the ongoing fighting in England. In the year 1028, the Danish King Cnut the Great made an alliance with the Lades, and Olaf had to go into exile in Kievan Rus . In the year of 1029 the last Lade, Hakon Jarl, drowned and Olaf returned to Norway with his army to regain his throne and the Kingdom of Norway.

Question: Which came first, the creation of a unified Norwegian state, or the death of King Harald?
Answer: created a unified Norwegian state

Question: Which came first, Sveina ane Erik of Lade taking control of norway, or Olaf Haraldsson being elected King of Norway?
Answer: Svein and Erik of Lade

Question: How many years passed between Norway coming under the control of Svein and Erik and Olaf Haraldsson becoming king?
Answer: 15

Question: What were the two factors in these conflicts?
Answer: politics, religion

Question: Who ruled first, King Harald Fairhair or Hakon the Good?
Answer: King Harald Fairhair

Question: Which came first, the battle of Nesjar or the drowning of Hakon Jarl?
Answer: battle of Nesjar

Question: Who lived died first, Hakon Jarl or Harald Fairhair?
Answer: Harald Fairhair

Question: How many allies did King Harald Fairhair have before the unification of Norway?
Answer: 1

Question: Why did the unification of Norway succeed?
Answer: military superiority gained by his alliance with Sigurd Ladejarl of Nidaros

Question: Ho took over Norway first, Svein and Erik of Lade or Olav Haraldsson?
Answer: Svein and Erik of Lade

Question: Who ruled Norway in 1002?
Answer: Svein and Erik of Lade

Question: Which was first, the battle as Nesjar or  the election of Olaf Haraldsson as King of Norway?
Answer: elected as King of Norway

Question: Danish King Svein gave support to who?
Answer: Svein and Erik of Lade

Question: How many years after being elected King of Norway did Olaf Haraldsson win the Battle at Nesjar?
Answer: 1

Question: How many years after Olaf had to go into exile did the last Lade, Hakon Jarl, drown?
Answer: 1

Question: What happened first, the drowning of Hakon Jarl or Olaf Haraldsson being elected King of Norway?
Answer: In 1015, Olaf Haraldsson

Question: Which of Harald Fairhair's descendants was forced into exile?
Answer: Olaf Tryggvason

Question: How many years after being exiled did Olaf return to Norway?
Answer: 1

Question: How many years after being elected King of Norway was Olaf forced into exile?
Answer: 13

Question: How many years was Erik of Lade in control of Norway?
Answer: 15