The program features LaVerne Christianson. Appearing in traditional costume, Christianson will tell the story of Harald Siggurdson Hardrada, the last Viking king. The story begins with the Battle ...

Harald’s mother tongue, Old Norse, is close to the language still spoken today in Iceland. The epithet “Hardrada” variously translated as “hard ruler” or “stern counsel” became attached to his name ...

Next up was the King of Norway, Harald Hardrada, or hard ruler- a formidable Viking warrior. His claim was also based on an earlier promise made to his father. Between 1016 and 1042, England had ...

If published as a novel, the life of Harald Hardrada (c.?1015-1066) could quite easily be dismissed as highly improbable, yet, as one critic wrote many years ago in Amra, a publication devoted to ...

and Harald Hardrada, as they forge new paths in a rapidly changing Europe. The series comes from Michael and Horatio Hirst. Banderas is one of the best parts of this highly underrated action movie ...