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Harald's ancestry according to the younger sagas. Individuals whose existence is disputed by modern historians are in italics. [11]Harald was born in Ringerike, Norway, [12] in 1015 (or possibly 1016) [a] [13] to Åsta Gudbrandsdatter and her second husband Sigurd Syr.
It contains mostly sagas of the Norse kings as found in the Heimskringla, specifically the sagas about Olaf Tryggvason, St. Olaf, Sverre, Hákon the Old, Magnus the Good, and Harald Hardrada. Pages in category "Flateyjarbók"
Flateyjarbók is the largest medieval Icelandic manuscript, comprising 225 written and illustrated vellum leaves. It contains mostly sagas of the Norse kings as found in the Heimskringla, specifically the sagas about Olaf Tryggvason, St. Olaf, Sverre, Hákon the Old, Magnus the Good, and Harald Hardrada.
Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item ... Articles relating to Harald Hardrada, King of Norway (c. 1015-1066, reigned 1046-1066), his reign, and his ...
Pages in category "Cultural depictions of Harald Hardrada" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Although the saga contains no Common Era dates, its chronology is fairly precise, allowing putative CE dates to be assigned to the events, as here. [2]Although in chapter 99 of Haralds saga, Heimskringla says that there are no tales of Haraldr before he was 15, Haraldr Sigurðarson is first mentioned in Heimskringla during Óláfs saga helga: in chapter 76, the infant Haraldr shows his ...
Here is a list of the rulers when the house held the power in Norway: Harald Hardrule Harald Hardråde: 1046–1066; Magnus Haraldsson Magnus II of Norway: 1066–1069; Olaf the Peaceful Olav Kyrre or Olaf III of Norway: 1066–1093; Håkon Magnusson: 1093–1094; Magnus Barefoot Magnus Berrføtt or Magnus III of Norway: 1093–1103; Olaf ...
Valgarðr á Velli was an 11th-century skald in the service of King Harald Hardrada of Norway. Little is known about his life or origin but his name suggests he may have been a kinsman, perhaps a son, of Mörðr Valgarðsson of Völlr, a chieftain who plays a role in Njáls saga. [1] [2] He is listed in Skáldatal among the court poets of ...