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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Viking Warrior King Saint Olaf Haraldsson of Norway (Olav den Hellige) and Olsok Kvitekrist
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 …
Read More »VIKING: Den brutale vikingtiden skapte Norge, hør Saga Flatøybok illustratør Anders Kvåle Rue og Øystein Rivrud i Olavs Menn
Herland Report: Den kjente Saga illustratøren av Torgrim Titlestad (red) Flatøybok, Anders Kvåle Rue er en mann med klare idealer som fremhever Olav den Helliges eksempel. Det er forfriskende uortodoks radikalt i dagens politisk korrekte klima. Sammen med Øystein Rivrud står de to i spissen for en gjenoppvåkning av de positive og samfunnsbyggende verdiene som vi finner igjen i vikingtiden. …
Read More »Viking Norse king of Norway, Harald Fairhair Hårfagre (850 – 933 AD) Scandinavia
Herland Report: The brutally fierce, Viking Age Norse Norrøn warrior king of Norway, Harald Fairhair (850 – 933 AD) is considered Norway’s founding father. Under his leadership, all significant lands of Norway were for the first time assembled under one High King. The religion at the time was the polytheistic, Norse Norrøn traditional beliefs, worshiping the gods Odin, Thor, …
Read More »TV intervju om vikingenes verdier med Saga Flatøybok illustratør Anders Kvåle Rue og Øystein Rivrud, Olavs Menn
Herland Report TV på YouTube programleder, Hanne Nabintu Herland samtaler med den banebrytende Viking illustratøren, Anders Kvåle Rue og Øystein Rivrud, ledere i Olavs Menn i Telemark. Dette er en Viking gruppe som følger Olav Haraldsson den Helliges eksempel og vektlegger karakterbygging basert på vikingenes tankegang. Link til programmet her. Hvorfor fenges så mange av den moderne vikingkulturen i …
Read More »VIKING TV interview Georg Olafr Reydarsson: The fierce warriors of Scandinavia
VIKING TV series: Herland Report host, historian Hanne Nabintu Herland speaks to Viking chieftain, Georg Olafr Reydarsson about the brutal Viking Age and the feared mighty Scandinavian warriors who traded and raided in Europe. “The Viking pagans plundered and killed in brutal raids. The attack on Lindisfarne in England has been recorded in history as the beginning of the …
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