The Last Viking: The True Story of King Harald Hardrada and the End of the Norsemen
King Harald III (called Hardrada, or "Hard Ruler") of Norway was a real-life fantasy hero who burst into history as a teenaged youth in a Viking battle, from which he escaped with little more than his…
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