“I swear I will not flee from this fight. I will triumph, or I will die!” ...

king of Norway from 1015 to 1028, and Harald, who was crowned as Harald III of Norway in 1046. Harald’s mother tongue, Old Norse, is close to the language still spoken today in Iceland. The epithet ...

If published as a novel, the life of Harald Hardrada (c ... to Conanesque heroic fantasy, the great Viking’s life demonstrates that “it can be done”. At 15 Harald fought to help make his brother King ...

The 1066 battle of Stamford Bridge between Viking warlord Harald Hardrada and King Harold of England was said to be so violent that a giant mountain of bones remained a half century later.

Next up was the King of Norway, Harald Hardrada, or hard ruler- a formidable Viking warrior. His claim was also based on an earlier promise made to his father. Between 1016 and 1042, England had ...