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Harald is a playable character in the Mobile/PC Game Rise of Kingdoms. Harald is a playable character as "Harald Hardrada" in the turn-based strategy game Civilization VI. He is a leader of the Norwegian civilization. Harald is depicted in Netflix drama series Vikings: Valhalla. His role is played by English actor Leo Suter.
Feb 21, 2022 · As King of Norway, Harald Hardrada led a horde of Norsemen in an invasion of England to claim the crown in 1066 A.D. And his death in battle was so consequential that it signaled the definitive end of the Viking Age.
Jul 6, 2024 · Harald Sigurdsson (Old Norse Haraldr Sigurðarson) is popularly known as the last viking king. That’s not to say he wasn’t succeeded by his sons, but no one ever really followed in his footsteps. He would later in life be known as Harald Hardrada (Old Norse Haraldr harðráði) meaning hard, or strict ruler.
Apr 17, 2023 · Harald Hardrada’s life and military career reads like something out of Bernard Cornwell’s novels, an adventurer, mercenary, king, conqueror, administrator and hero of the Icelandic sagas, this last audacious attack was a fitting end to his career.
Harald III Sigurdsson was the king of Norway (1045–66). His harsh suppression of lesser Norwegian chieftains cost him their military support in his unsuccessful struggle to conquer Denmark (1045–62).
Nov 15, 2021 · Norwegian king Harald Hardrada is best known for his part in the tumultuous events in England in 1066, commanding one of the great Viking invasions and meeting his end on the battlefield at Stamford Bridge.
Harald Hardrada ruled as King of Norway (Harold III) between 1046 and 1066. Known for his expansionist ambitions, Harald died trying to claim the throne of King of England.
Feb 3, 2022 · Harald Hardrada ruled Norway from 1046 to 1066. Whichever way you spell his name, here is the story of the last great Viking ruler. 1066 was a major turning point in British history as Anglo-Saxon rule came to an end, to be replaced by the modern monarchy that persists to this day.
Harald Hardrada, also known as Harald Sigurdsson III, was the last great Viking king of Norway. He was born in 1015 in Ringerike, Norway, and led a life of adventure and conquest that would eventually lead him to attempt to seize the English throne in 1066.
Harald Hardrada. - King of Norway 1046-1066. Harald Hardrada (Harald III Sigurdsson) is often known as "the last real Viking," and maybe he was what many understood by a real Viking king.
