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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Battle in 1246 in Iceland}}<br />
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|image= Grjótherinn.JPG<br />
|caption= The site of the battle. 1100 boulders have been arranged in battle order, each representing a combatant.<br />
|conflict=Battle of Haugsnes<br />
|partof=[[Age of the Sturlungs]] <br />
|date=19 April 1246<br />
|place=Haugsnes, [[Iceland]] <br />
|result=Sturlungar victory<br />
|combatant1=[[Sturlungar]]<br />
|combatant2=[[Ásbirningar]]<br />
|commander1=[[Þórður Sighvatsson]]<br />
|commander2=Brandur Kolbeinsson{{KIA}}<br />
|strength1=~500<br />
|strength2=~600<br />
|casualties1=~40<br />
|casualties2=~70<br />
|}}<br />
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The '''Battle of Haugsnes''' ({{Langx|is|Haugsnesbardagi}}) was fought at Haugsnes, a low peninsula south of [[Flugumýri]] in [[Skagafjörður]], Northern [[Iceland]]. The battle took place on April 19, 1246 between the forces of [[Þórður kakali Sighvatsson]] and those of Brandur Kolbeinsson. Þórður was victorious. It was the bloodiest battle ever to be fought in [[History of Iceland|Icelandic history]], with about 110 casualties in total, amongst them [[Brandur Kolbeinsson]], chieftain of the [[Ásbirningar family clan]]. Defeat in battle led to the end of power for the Ásbirningar.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.northwest.is/1sogulegirstadir2.asp |title=''Haugsnes'' (Historical Places in Northwest Iceland) |access-date=2011-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722021902/http://www.northwest.is/1sogulegirstadir2.asp |archive-date=2011-07-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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The artist and farmer Sigurður Hansen of [[Kringlan|Kringlumýri]] created a memorial for the battle at the site, consisting of more than 1100 boulders in battle order, each representing a combatant. Those who fell are marked with iron crosses.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdT1PcF0UHY Haugsnesbardagi í túninu heima (video about the memorial)]</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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*Árni Daníel Júlíusson, Jón Ólafur Ísberg, Helgi Skúli Kjartansson ''Íslenskur sögu atlas: 1. bindi: Frá öndverðu til 18. aldar'' (Almenna bókafélagið, Reykjavík: 1989)<br />
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{{Age of the Sturlungs}}<br />
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[[Category:13th century in Iceland]]<br />
[[Category:Battles of the Middle Ages|Haugsnes]]<br />
[[Category:Conflicts in 1246|Haugsnes]]<br />
[[Category:1246 in Europe]]<br />
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