Sverd i fjell, or Swords in Rock, stands beside the Hafrsfjord in the Madla borough of Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway. Fritz Røed designed it, and it was completed in 1983. The article does not name a commissioner or give a separate unveiling date. The monument marks the Battle of Hafrsfjord in 872, where Harald Fairhair united Norway.
It consists of three bronze swords, each about 33 feet (10 meters) tall, on a small hill beside the fjord. The largest sword represents Harald. The two smaller swords represent the petty kings he defeated.
The swords are fixed in solid rock, which the article says symbolizes peace. The article does not name an architectural style.
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