Warriors & Battles Varangian Guard: Norse Warriors in Byzantine Service
How Scandinavian warriors became the Byzantine emperors' elite guard: from the 988 Rus alliance to Harald Hardrada and runes carved into Piraeus marble.
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Harald Hardrada
3 articles in the Nordweg archive deal with Harald Hardrada. Collected here so you can follow the thread instead of searching for it.
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Warriors & Battles The Battle of Stamford Bridge: The End of the Viking Age
The Battle of Stamford Bridge 1066: how Harold Godwinson's forced march caught the Norwegians off guard, one axeman held a bridge, and Harald Hardrada fell.
History Harald Hardrada: The Last Great Viking King
Harald Hardrada's life from teenage survivor at Stiklestad to Varangian commander in Constantinople and Norwegian king who died at Stamford Bridge in 1066.
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