Medievalists.net » King Harald Hardrada of Norway http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Mon, 07 Dec 2015 05:01:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 The 1066 Norwegian Invasion of England in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle http://www.medievalists.net/2014/05/24/1066-norwegian-invasion-england-anglo-saxon-chronicle/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/05/24/1066-norwegian-invasion-england-anglo-saxon-chronicle/#comments Sat, 24 May 2014 17:56:40 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=49837 The goal of this paper is to understand how the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle portrays the Norwegian Invasion of 1066 and how they characterize the Norwegians, particularly the figure of Haraldr Harðráði.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/05/24/1066-norwegian-invasion-england-anglo-saxon-chronicle/feed/ 0 King Harald Sigurdsson of Norway in History and Legend http://www.medievalists.net/2013/08/25/king-harald-sigurdsson-of-norway-in-history-and-legend/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/08/25/king-harald-sigurdsson-of-norway-in-history-and-legend/#comments Sun, 25 Aug 2013 22:48:37 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=43213 Yet behind the legend we find that Harald is a much more complex figure than Adam of Bremen would have you believe. The most extraordinary episodes in Harald’s life were in fact historical, and can be discerned from the tales that have come down to us if only we are willing to tease out the facts from the corpus of myth surrounding him.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/08/25/king-harald-sigurdsson-of-norway-in-history-and-legend/feed/ 0 Haraldr the Hard-Ruler and his poets http://www.medievalists.net/2012/11/19/haraldr-the-hard-ruler-and-his-poets/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/11/19/haraldr-the-hard-ruler-and-his-poets/#comments Mon, 19 Nov 2012 07:41:39 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=37281 If Haraldr's contemporaries and the early writers did not know him as hardradi, what did they call him?

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/11/19/haraldr-the-hard-ruler-and-his-poets/feed/ 0 The fall of the last Anglo-Saxon King: a case of leadership failure during a crisis http://www.medievalists.net/2011/09/13/the-fall-of-the-last-anglo-saxon-king-a-case-of-leadership-failure-during-a-crisis/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/09/13/the-fall-of-the-last-anglo-saxon-king-a-case-of-leadership-failure-during-a-crisis/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 20:21:21 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=25379 The case describes the Battle of Hastings, placing emphasis on the decisions made by Harold Godwinson, the last Anglo-Saxon King of England. First the events leading up to the battle are presented to provide the context and show the preparations undertaken by Harold. Next the Battle itself is explored.

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