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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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 friends in Russia, Constantinople …
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Herland Report: In our series about the Viking Age, this article focuses on the Eternal King of Norway, as Saint Olaf Haraldsson (995 – 1030 AD) is known as. He is not only the Patron Saint of Norway, but one of the most important and legendary characters in Viking history. At the festival of Olsok, we remember his life …
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Herland Report: En hel generasjon moderne vikinger lar seg fascinere av vikingtiden og dens konger som samlet Norge til ett rike. Herland Report TV på YouTube leder, Hanne Nabintu Herland samtaler med Anders Kvåle Rue og Øystein Rivrud, ledere i vikinggruppa Olavs Menn, om vikingtidens idealer og Olav den Hellige som den brutale krigeren som ble en helgen. “Vikingetiden …
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