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In 2015, the record which had stood for over 1,000 years, was beaten by fellow Icelander Hafthór Júlíus Björnsson at the World's Strongest Viking competition in Vinstra, Norway. Hafthór carried a 10.06 metres (33.0 ft) long, 1.42 metres (4 ft 8 in) in circumference or 0.45 metres (1 ft 6 in) in diameter, 650 kilograms (1,433 lb) log for ...
When Aslaug and her sons hear the news in Zealand, they decide to avenge the dead brothers. Aslaug calls herself Randalin and rides with 1500 warriors across land, while her sons go in ships. After a long battle, Eysteinn dies and Eric and Agnar were avenged.
World's Strongest Viking was an annual international Strongman competition organized by Strongman Champions League and held for eight consecutive years from 2014 to 2021 with participation of top strongman athletes in the world. [1] It was held under perilous weather conditions in winter, testing the athletes to their limits. [2]
The Jomsvikings were a legendary order of Viking mercenaries or conquerors of the 10th and 11th centuries. Though reputed to be staunchly dedicated to the worship of the Old Norse gods , they would allegedly fight for any lord who could pay their substantial fees, even if they may be Christian .
The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs (1876) is an epic poem of over 10,000 lines by William Morris that tells the tragic story, drawn from the Volsunga Saga and the Elder Edda, of the Norse hero Sigmund, his son Sigurd (the equivalent of Siegfried in the Nibelungenlied and Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung [1] [2]) and Sigurd's wife Gudrun.
This is an example of the notorious Northumbrian blood feuds that were common at this time. [2]: 17-19 Uhtred's dynasty continued to reign in Bernicia. He was succeeded first by Ealdred, Earl of Bamburgh (killed 1038), his son by Ecgfrida, followed by another one of his sons, by Sige, Eadulf (killed 1041).
Vikings themselves were expanding; although their motives are unclear, historians believe that scarce resources or a lack of mating opportunities were a factor. [ 91 ] The slave trade was an important part of the Viking economy, with most slaves destined to Scandinavia, although many others were shipped east where they could be sold for large ...
The Battle of Reading was a victory for a Danish Viking army over a West Saxon force on about 4 January 871 at Reading in Berkshire. The Vikings were led by Bagsecg and Halfdan Ragnarsson and the West Saxons by King Æthelred and his brother, the future King Alfred the Great. It was the second of a series of battles that took place following an ...