God's Viking: Harald Hardrada (ePub)
The Life and Times of the Last Great Viking
(Sprache: Englisch)
An epic historical biography of the Norwegian king who laid claim to the thrones of Denmark and England.
Harald Hardrada is perhaps best known as the inheritor of "seven feet of English soil" in that year of fateful change, 1066. But Stamford Bridge was...
Harald Hardrada is perhaps best known as the inheritor of "seven feet of English soil" in that year of fateful change, 1066. But Stamford Bridge was...
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An epic historical biography of the Norwegian king who laid claim to the thrones of Denmark and England.
Harald Hardrada is perhaps best known as the inheritor of "seven feet of English soil" in that year of fateful change, 1066. But Stamford Bridge was the terminal point of a warring career that spanned decades and continents. Thus, prior to forcibly occupying the Norwegian throne, Harald had an interesting (and lucrative) career in the Varangian Guard, and he remains unquestionably the most notable of all the Varangians who served the Byzantine emperors. In the latter employment he saw active service in the Aegean, Sicily, Italy, Anatolia, Syria, Palestine, and Bulgaria, while in Constantinople he was the hired muscle behind a palace revolution. A man of war, his reign in Norway was to be taken up with a wasteful, vicious, and ultimately futile conflict against Denmark, a kingdom (like England) he believed was his to rule. We follow Harald's life from Stiklestad, where aged fifteen he fought alongside his half-brother, King Olaf, through his years as a mercenary in Russia and Byzantium, then back to Norway, ending with his death in battle in England.
Praise for God's Viking
"A gripping story of the last great Viking who is remembered most for his boast to the Saxons that he had come to conquer their land and ended up with just enough to contain his body .... Most highly recommended." -Firetrench
Harald Hardrada is perhaps best known as the inheritor of "seven feet of English soil" in that year of fateful change, 1066. But Stamford Bridge was the terminal point of a warring career that spanned decades and continents. Thus, prior to forcibly occupying the Norwegian throne, Harald had an interesting (and lucrative) career in the Varangian Guard, and he remains unquestionably the most notable of all the Varangians who served the Byzantine emperors. In the latter employment he saw active service in the Aegean, Sicily, Italy, Anatolia, Syria, Palestine, and Bulgaria, while in Constantinople he was the hired muscle behind a palace revolution. A man of war, his reign in Norway was to be taken up with a wasteful, vicious, and ultimately futile conflict against Denmark, a kingdom (like England) he believed was his to rule. We follow Harald's life from Stiklestad, where aged fifteen he fought alongside his half-brother, King Olaf, through his years as a mercenary in Russia and Byzantium, then back to Norway, ending with his death in battle in England.
Praise for God's Viking
"A gripping story of the last great Viking who is remembered most for his boast to the Saxons that he had come to conquer their land and ended up with just enough to contain his body .... Most highly recommended." -Firetrench
Autoren-Porträt von Fields Nic Fields
DR NIC FIELDS started his career as a biochemist before joining the Royal Marines. Having left the military, he went back to university and completed his doctorate in Ancient History at the University of Newcastle. He was Assistant Director of the British School at Athens, then a lecturer in Ancient History at the University of Edinburgh. He is now a freelance author and researcher based in southwest France, specializing in ancient military history.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Fields Nic Fields
- 2020, 384 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: Pen and Sword Military
- ISBN-10: 1473889901
- ISBN-13: 9781473889903
- Erscheinungsdatum: 19.02.2020
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