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    Harald Sigurdsson (Old Norse: Haraldr Sigurðarson; c. 1015 – 25 September 1066), also known as Harald III of Norway and given the epithet Hardrada in the...
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  • whose founder Harald Gille claimed to be a descendant of the Hardrada line. Sometimes this line is considered a part of the House of Hardrada. The line was...
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    Battle of Stamford Bridge (category Harald Hardrada)
    Norwegian force led by King Harald Hardrada and the English king's brother Tostig Godwinson. After a bloody battle, both Hardrada and Tostig, along with most...
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    William, his own brother Tostig, and the Norwegian King Harald Hardrada (Harold III of Norway). Hardrada and Tostig defeated a hastily gathered army of Englishmen...
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    Norwegian king Harald Hardrada in 1064–65. One of Harald's foremost men Håkon Jarl, was married to the king's niece Ragnhild and followed Harald on his military...
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    who have borne the name are Harald Fairhair, Harald Greycloak, Harald Bluetooth, Harald Hardrada, and Harald Gille. Harald Bluetooth is usually not given...
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  • modern times, but has since been counted as Magnus II. A son of King Harald Hardrada, Magnus was in 1058 appointed nominal leader of an expedition into...
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    Battle of Fulford (category Harald Hardrada)
    York in England, on 20 September 1066, when King Harald III of Norway, also known as Harald Hardrada, a claimant to the English throne and Tostig Godwinson...
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    unclear circumstances. After his death, his kingdom was split between Harald Hardrada in Norway and Sweyn Estridsson in Denmark. Magnus was an illegitimate...
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    September, he successfully repelled an invasion by rival claimant Harald Hardrada of Norway in York before marching his army back south to meet William...
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    other claimants, perhaps including his exiled brother Tostig. King Harald Hardrada of Norway also had a claim to the throne as the uncle and heir of King...
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    Olaf III of Norway (category House of Hardrada)
    Battle of Stamford Bridge in England in 1066 where his father, King Harald Hardrada, saw defeat and was killed in action, an event that directly preceded...
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    Fairhair dynasty (category Harald Fairhair)
    1137–1139), were descended from Harald Hardrada: the 'Hardrada dynasty'. However, many modern historians doubt whether Harald III or his predecessors Olaf...
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  • took place in 1063 or 1064 and was fought between the Norwegian king Harald Hardrada and the Swedes which supported Håkon Ivarsson who was the jarl of Opplandene...
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    uncle Harald Hardrada returned to Norway from exile. Harald and Sweyn joined forces, and Magnus decided to share the Norwegian throne with Harald. In 1047...
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  • Tora Torbergsdatter (category Harald Hardrada)
    Harald Hardrada created strong ties with the royal family. Tora became the mother of both King Olav Kyrre and King Magnus II Haraldsson. King Harald had...
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    triquetra on a Norwegian penny minted under Harald Hardrada (r. 1047-1066) Norwegian penny minted under Harald Hardrada (r. 1047-1066) Four triquetras forming...
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    to the throne led invasions of England in short succession. First, Harald Hardrada of Norway took York in September, but was defeated by Harold at the...
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  • association with Kings Harald Hardrada and Olaf II of Norway. By his marriage with Åsta Gudbrandsdatter after her first husband Harald Grenske had died, Sigurd...
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    the life of Harald Hardrada, features time in the Varangian Guard. Also Poul Anderson's The Last Viking, another version of Harald Hardrada's life, features...
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    1020/1030) was the mother of two Norwegian kings, Saint Olaf and Harald Hardrada. The primary source for the life of Åsta is Snorri Sturluson's saga...
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    succeeded by his brother-in-law Harold Godwinson. The Norwegian king Harald Hardrada invaded northern England in September 1066 and was victorious at the...
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    Harald Hardrada defeat the English earls Edwin and Morcar. September 25 – Battle of Stamford Bridge: Harold II defeats the forces of Harald Hardrada and...
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    name Ánslo, and established as a kaupstad or trading place in 1048 by Harald Hardrada. The city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon...
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    Flateyjarbók (category Cultural depictions of Harald Hardrada)
    Tryggvason, St. Olaf, Sverre, Hákon the Old, Magnus the Good, and Harald Hardrada. But they appear here expanded with additional material not found elsewhere...
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    Harold Godwinson. Harold gained a great victory over the Norwegian king Harald Hardrada and his own estranged brother Tostig Godwinson at the Battle of Stamford...
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  • (died 25 September 1066) was a Norwegian princess, as the daughter of Harald Hardrada and Elisiv of Kiev. She is the first known Norwegian to have been named...
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    valknut is the national symbol of Norway, which in the game is led by Harald Hardrada and mostly representative of Vikings rather than the modern country...
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  • Civilization VI (category Cultural depictions of Harald Hardrada)
    friendly expansion game, forming alliances against mutual enemies Harald Hardrada of Norway, a naval power wrecking enemy coasts Hojo Tokimune of Japan...
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    foreign princes who lived in exile at his court: Elisiv of Kiev to Harald Hardrada (who attained her hand by his military exploits in the Byzantine Empire);...
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