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 sagas, [2 ] was King of Norway from 1046 to 1066.
Cnut (/ k ə ˈ nj uː t/ kə- Nyoot; [3 ] Old Norse: Knútr; [a ] c. 990 – 12 November 1035), also known as Canute and with the epithet the Great, [4 ] [5 ] [6 ] was King of England from 1016, King of Denmark from 1018, and King of Norway from…
The term "halberd" has been used to translate several Old Norse words relating to polearms [1 ] in the context of Viking Age arms and armour, and in scientific literature about the Viking Age. [2 ] In referring to the Viking Age weapon, the…
Jomsborg's exact location, or its existence, has not yet been established, though it is often maintained that Jomsborg was located on the eastern outlet of the Oder river. [1 ] Historian Lauritz Weibull dismissed Jomsborg as a legend. [1 ]
A king is a supreme ruler, sovereign over a nation or a territory, of higher rank than any other secular ruler except an emperor, to whom a king may be subject.