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Harald the Ruthless: The Saga of the Last Viking Warrior

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This is the Saga of King Harald Hardrada, as re-told for the young reader. If you have little Vikings to read to at night, here is the tale of one of the greatest Vikings that ever stormed forth upon the world of his age.

Harald lost his kingdom long before he came of age to claim the throne of Norway. Much of his early life was spent in the principalities of Russia. Eventually he trekked south to Constantinople, and served in the elite Varangian Guard of the Byzantine Empire, making a name for himself as a skilled commander on various battlefields around the Mediterrenean Sea.

His true destiny was to re-claim the kingship of Norway, and he did so.

In 1066, Harald almost claimed the throne of England, ...but a fatal arrow ended Harald's Saga at the Battle of Stamford bridge. It was to be William of Normandy who prevailed on the field at Hastings several days later. But that is yet another story...