Harald Hardrada
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Harald "Hardrada" Sigurdsson, also known as Harald III, was King of Norway from 1046 to 1066. He unsuccessfully claimed the Danish throne until 1064 and the English throne in 1066. Before becoming kin
Near-contemporary depiction of Byzantine Varangian Guardsmen, in an illumination from the Skylitzes Synopsis
Harald's wife Elisiv of Kiev, daughter of Yaroslav the Wise
The present Klostergata in Trondheim, site of the former Helgeseter Priory
Oslo City Hall (centre of image) with relief depicting Harald on the western façade
Harald Fairhair
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Harald Fairhair was a Norwegian king. According to traditions current in Norway and Iceland in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, he reigned from c. 872 to 930 and was the first King of Norway. Suppo
Harald Fairhair (Right) receiving Norway from his father (Left) in an illustration fourteenth-century Flateyjarbók.
Harald Fairhair as imagined by Morris Meredith Williams
A scene from Heimskringla: King Gryting is brought before Harald after being defeated in battle.
Harald Haarfager later in his life