Herland Report: The Viking warrior king of Norway, Harald Hardrada (1015 – 1066), friend of Russia, commander in Constantinople, lived a spectacular life. An army commander and friend of Grand-Prince Yaroslav the Wise in Rus – Russia, he also served the Greek Emperor in the Middle East, became Norwegian king and fought valiantly at Stamford Bridge in 1066, a …
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Herland Report: Orthodox Christianity: Harald Hardrada is considered to be the last great Viking king, as described in our VIKING TV series on YouTube with Georg Olafr Reydarsson, Halvor Tjønn and other Scandinavia scholars and activists. Our VIKING series tells the tale of the spectacular Viking age and its Norwegian kings: Harald Hardrada, Olav Trygvasson, Olav the Saint, their …
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Herland Report: Exclusive: Hanne Nabintu Herland explains implications of turning historic church into a mosque. The iconic, historic monument Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey, now has been turned into a mosque, reflecting the Islamist intolerance for religious plurality in the Middle East. Hagia Sophia was a centerpiece of Orthodox Christianity, which dominated the Middle East before the Islamic Conquest …
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Herland Report: As the Byzantine architectural masterpiece, Hagia Sophia in Constantinople, Istanbul is turned into a mosque, the focus of Islamist intolerance against religious plurality is again in focus. Hagia Sophia has been seen as a symbol of the secular nature of modern Turkey. With the dramatic change in the status of the original Orthodox Christian church, many view …
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Herland Report: The iconic, historic monument, Hagia Sophia in Constantinople, Istanbul is now turned into a mosque, reflecting the Islamist intolerance for religious plurality in the Middle East. Hagia Sophia is a center piece artwork of Orthodox Christianity, which dominated the Middle East before the Islamic Conquest from the 600s AD onward. “Sophia” means “divine wisdom” in Greek and …
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Herland Report: The Viking story is the focus in our VIKING TV series on YouTube, where scholars, historians and authors, Catholic priests and Viking enthusiasts and heathens speak about this spectacular age. We now celebrate 10 million views on YouTube in just a short while and release new interviews about the spectacular Viking Age. A most exciting theory about …
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Herland Report: Our new YouTube VIKING TV series with Lars Magnar Enoksen, Halvor Tjønn, Georg Olafr Reydarsson is catching fire for its unorthodox view on Scandinavia and Norway. We speak about Viking ships, expansion, Russia, Constantinople, sorcery, heathen “norrøn” Norse religion, runes and the raw power of the Viking culture. Watch episode one here! We now celebrate 10 million …
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