Battlefields›Battle of Florvag 1194
Medieval

Battle of Florvag 1194

1194
Shetland, Scotland
Also known as: Florvag 1194 · Orkney Rebellion 1194
Era
Medieval
Battle Type
Naval Engagement
Location
Shetland, Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Orkney rebels (Bagler faction)
Forces
Bagler/Orkney rebels: c. 500–900.
VS
Victor
King Sverre of Norway
Forces
King Sverre: c. 600–1000 (ships/warriors)
Outcome
Norwegian royal authority reasserted over Orkney earldom
The Battle

History & Significance

King Sverre defeat of the Orkney-based Bagler rebels at Florvag reinforced Norwegian royal supremacy over the Orkney earldom and checked the tendency of Orkney earls to act as independent political operators.

Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Battle of Florvag 1194

The Kames, coastal defence battery 100m SE of, Calback Ness
Scheduled monument · ~2.1 miles
Skeo Knowe,mound 200m E of Nissetter
Scheduled monument · ~2.1 miles
Crooksetter Hill,chambered cairn near NW summit of
Scheduled monument · Neolithic · ~3.1 miles
Crooksetter Hill,chambered cairn at SE summit of
Scheduled monument · Neolithic · ~3.3 miles
Meishie o' Stanes, two cairns 120m N of Collafirth Pier
Scheduled monument · ~3.3 miles
More from this era

Other Medieval Battles

Norman march through Hampshire
1066
Hampshire, England
Burning of Southwark
1066
Surrey, England
Norman Storming of Romney — Reprisal 1066
1066
Kent, England
Submission of Canterbury to William I 1066
1066
Kent, England
Aubrey Research

Explore the landscape around Shetland

Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any location in Britain — drawing on Domesday records, scheduled monuments, Victorian OS maps, geological data and archaeological archives to tell the full story of a place.

Research a location near Shetland
All Battlefields