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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.
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 ...
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.
Articles relating to Harald Hardrada, King of Norway (c. 1015-1066, reigned 1046-1066), his reign, and his depictions. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.
The Hardrada dynasty (Norwegian: Hardrådeætta) [1] was a powerful royal dynasty which ruled, at various times in history, the Kingdom of Norway, the Kingdom of Mann and the Isles, and the Earldom of Orkney. The royal house was founded, albeit unknowingly, by Harald Sigurdsson when he was made king of Norway.
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 ...
A prominent member of the Guard at this time was Harald Hardrada, later King of Norway as Harald III (1046–1066). However, when Maniakes ostracised the Lombards by publicly humiliating their leader, Arduin, the Lombards deserted and the Normans and Varangians followed them.