Harald Hardrada: Ruthless Viking Mercenary



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When the young Viking prince Harald Sigurdsson is driven from his kingdom in Norway, he embarks on a globetrotting journey to build his legacy in distant kingdoms and avenge his kin. From the Battle of Stiklestad to the ranks of Byzantine Varangians in the Holy Land, this is the rise of Harald Hardrada.
PARTS:
0:00 Prologue
0:34 Part I: The Banished King
3:07 Part II: In Foreign Lands to Fight
9:44 Part III: The Last Days of the Emperor
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SOURCES
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Hollway, D. (2021). The last viking: The true story of king Harald Hardrada. Osprey Publishing.

Lubik, M. (2020). Haraldr Sigurðarson’s arrival in rus’ and his participation in the campaign against Poland in 1031. Historisk Tidsskrift, 99(1), 6–20. https://doi.org/10.18261/issn.1504-2944-2020-01-02

Sturlason, S. (n.d.). Saga of Harald Hardrade. In D. Killings & D. Widger (Eds.), Heimskringla: The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway. essay. Retrieved 2022, from https://www.gutenberg.org/files/598/598-h/598-h.htm#link2H_4_0539.
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22 thoughts on “Harald Hardrada: Ruthless Viking Mercenary”

  1. Praetorians :- Hey Harald and gang , wanna know what we have in common ?
    Harald :- What ?
    Praetorians :- We both are elite troops who like to kill kings and were the ultimate cause of Rome's downfall .

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  2. Idea for the next video bettel of kosovo where 100,000 serbian knight faced 300,000 turkes from ottoman empire this was year 1389 in time of serbian empire and rising ottoman empire but this is just an ay idea for the video. 👍

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  3. You need to do a vid in Saladin &Richard the Lionheart.. either will do both is preferred.. one perspective for each &an overview episode featuring both would be ideal

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  4. You should do the Battle of Kosovo next and the Serbian epic cycle. I'm fairly certain it's the only battle where both rulers were killed. And a knight broke through the lines and killed the Sultan. The epic poetry behind it is great, but not overly accurate, makes for good entertainment. Also Marko Kraljevic aka Prince Marko, pretty sure Geralt the Witcher is based heavily on the poems about him.

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  5. Can you imagine going through daily life knowing this monster has it in for you? He is a true bad ass. He was not just going to kill people. He plucked out their eyeballs, and cut off their genitals. Can you imagine living another month or two in that kind of agony? Good heavens.

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