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The Prose Edda was written by Snorri Sturluson, an Icelandic scholar and historian, in the 13th century. It is a collection of Old Norse myths, poetic tales, and legends that provide insight into Norse mythology and cosmology.
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The only one I can think of:
'Younger Edda' & 'Heimskringla' written by Snorri Sturluson
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Prose Edda dates to1300 to around 1600; by Snorri Sturluson.
Poetic Edda dates to perhaps the latter half of the 10th century (901 to 1000).
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The Prose Edda was written by Snorri Sturluson in the 13th century. The Poetic Edda is an earlier collection of Norse Mythological Poems, but we do not know when it was written.
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The first real religious Nordic text was The Prose Edda, written by Snorri Sturluson in the early 13th century. His book was not 100% factual, as none of the stories or lore he gathered from people-groups were able to be proven.
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A Svartmoot is a meeting of the Svartalfar "Black Elves" i.e. dwarves, from the 13th century Norse Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson. Moot means meeting or council.
They were popularised by the author Alan Garner in the childrens' book: The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
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Writing in the thirteenth century, snorri-sturluson, the outstanding Icelandic scholar and statesman, thus endeavoured to account for the rise of Odin during the Viking period (750-1050), when the war god took over many of the functions of the sky god.
The Vikings for one, and before Christianity, many in Europe
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The Icelandic view of the universe described by Sturluson talks about the universe in which the giants and the gods battle.
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Thor is actually Odin's only son by the earth-spirit Fjorgyn, so while he has many half-brothers, he shares a mother with no one. Baldur and Vali are confirmed in Skaldic poetry as sons of Odin, though Snorri Sturluson attests vali as a child of Loki. Sturluson names Tyr a son of Odin in the Prose Edda, but a son of Hymir in the Poetic Edda. Hodr and Vithar are most likely sons of Odin, given their roles in the events of Ragnarok.
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Snorri can see through Ullr's eyes by using her magical powers as a seer. Through a process known as "seeing stone sight," seers like Snorri can connect their visions with certain animals, like Ullr, to perceive events from a different perspective. This ability allows Snorri to gather information and make observations that she wouldn't otherwise be able to.
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The vikings in Iceland wrote in Icelandic or old norse. For example Snorri Sturluson Icelander that wrote Heimskringla among other works.
Vikings wrote using characters called runes which were phonetic. Where our characters are called alphabetical (after alpha and beta, the first two characters in Greek) theirs is called the futhark after the first six characters (th being a single character). There is a link below.
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Some recommended books on Odin that provide in-depth insights into Norse mythology and the role of Odin in the pantheon are "The Poetic Edda" translated by Carolyne Larrington, "The Prose Edda" by Snorri Sturluson, and "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman. These books offer detailed information about Odin's significance, stories, and influence within Norse mythology.
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Not that I know of, but they defiantly like each other a lot
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The Prose Edda is important to the Nordic culture because it is a key source of information about Norse mythology, providing insight into the beliefs, values, and stories of the ancient Norse people. It was written by Snorri Sturluson in the 13th century and has had a lasting influence on Nordic literature and art. The Prose Edda also played a significant role in preserving Norse mythological traditions for future generations.
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The cast of Peningar - 2004 includes: Snorri Engilbertsson as Thief
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Some recommended books about Odin that provide in-depth insights into Norse mythology and the role of Odin in the ancient pantheon include "The Poetic Edda" and "The Prose Edda" by Snorri Sturluson, "The Norse Myths" by Kevin Crossley-Holland, and "Gods and Myths of Northern Europe" by H.R. Ellis Davidson. These books offer detailed information on Odin's significance in Norse mythology and his role as the chief god in the ancient pantheon.
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The Prose and Poetic Eddas are both great books about Norse Mythology. Also The Norse Myths by Kevin Crossley-Holland is a great book. Both Eddas can be difficult to read due to the style they were written in whereas The Norse Myths is more straight forward on the stories.
The Norse Myths ISBN: 9780394748467
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That is a hard question for even an Icelander to answer, most Icelanders would probably not agree on one guy. The 3 most likely candidates are;
Ingólfur Arnarson, the first permanent settler of Iceland and the founder of Reykjavik.
Leifur Eiríksson, a famous explorer who is believed to be the first European to go to America and return to tell of it. Son of Erik the Red who settled Greenland.
Snorri Sturluson, a scholar and a writer. His works cover almost 90% of what we know about the old Norse religion today. He was assassinated under orders from the king of Norway.
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The cast of Godur Stadur - 2011 includes: Snorri Engilbertsson as Jon Sandra Tordardottir as Anna
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Snorri Sturlson was an Icelandic poet and politician who wrote the Prose Edda (a collection of Norse mythology) and the Heimskringla (a history of the founding of Northern civilization and legends of heroes) around 1200 AD. Though he was a Christian, he recorded the pagan mythology that was quickly disappearing from Scandinavia--thankfully for us, because the manuscripts he used to write his accounts are no longer in existence. He was assassinated by his son-in-law in 1241.
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Quite a lot of mythology comes from snorri sturlensons prose Edda. Also they are deciphered from the runes found variously in Scandinavian countries.
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Septimus and the gang have saved Nicko and Snorri from the House of Foryx, but now they face the challenge of returning. Septimus, Beetle and Jenna take Spit Fyre home, but get caught in a storm and land of a mysterious, magykal isle, while Nicko and Snorri sail with Milo Banda and his cargo of wonder. Wolf Boy and Lucy have their own adventure, intertwined with the magykal islands and a cat shaped lighthouse.
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Dom Daniel, Alther, Alice Nettles, The Young princessess from 500 years ago, the Bridge keeper for the House of Foryx, Snorri's father, the guy who fell asleep forever, Snorri's great-aunt that was sent back 500 years, the sailors on "THE VENGENCE", A lot of Young Army People, like the commander killed by leaf leaches, any ghosts, Shield Bugs, The Thing created by Merrin Meridith, Glo Worms eaten by Slueth, Catt rokk lighthouse keepers brother, The Vault Ghost
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The myths were not written by anyone individual, but the Prose Edda which is one of the two best compilations on Norse Mythology was written by Snorri Sturlson. The Poetic Edda, which is the other compilation could not be attributed to any one author.
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In Norse mythology, Tanngrisnir (Old Norse "teeth-barer, snarler") and Tanngnjóstr (Old Norse "teeth grinder") are the goats that pull the god Thor's chariot. The goats are attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, written by Snorri Sturluson in the 13th century.
The Prose Edda relates that when Thor cooks the goats, their flesh provides sustenance for the god, and, after Thor resurrects them with his hammer, Mjöllnir, they are brought back to life the next day. According to the same source, Thor once stayed a night at the home of peasant farmers and shared with them his goat meal, yet one of their children, Þjálfi, sucks the marrow from a goat bone, resulting in the lameness of one of the goats upon resurrection. As a result, Thor maintains Þjálfi and his sister Röskva as his servants
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they call it durarara because it is supposed to be the sound of a person reving a motorcycle. This is because celty sturluson has a motorcycle. I founf out about this in the manga it says it somewhere but you have to look close at the sound effects, i think it shows this when mikado runs into celty on the first day in Ikebokuro.
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Although many native American children had been born before this, the first European child born in North America was named Snorri, and born to Norse parents shortly after 1000 A.D.
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Syren, by Angie Sage, is about Septimus, Jenna, and Beetle all coming home after the Queste was finished in book four. They get marooned on a mysterios island .Lucy and Wolf Boy get captured by dangerous sailors on the ship The Marauder and Nikko and Snorri are sailing back to the Castle on Milo Banda's boat, the Cerys.
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The cast of Balletten danser - 1938 includes: Christian Engelstoft as Teatertjener Lili Heglund Knud Henriksen Gerda Karstens Margot Lander Harald Lander Kaj Mervild as William Hansen Tavs Neiiendam as Russisk maler Lauritz Paulsson as Snorri Ulla Poulsen as Tilly John Price as Balletmester
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Odin had three halls. One of which is of questionable origin, or at least the details of it, and that one would be Gladsheim, where Odin presided over 12 Gods who acted as Judges. This bears too much a resemblance to Mt. Olympus, and is only mentioned in Snorri's Prose Edda, which was written well past the Viking Age of the Norse.
The other two, which can be found in the more pagan Poetic Eddas, are Valaskjalf where Odin had his high-seat Hlidskjalf, from which he could see all the world, and of course, Valhalla, the Hall of the Chosen, or Slain, where the Einherjar lived. All three were in Asgard, Enclosure (Garden) of the Aesir.
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In Asatru and Norse mythology He and His brothers created Earth. According to Snorri the writer of the Prose Edda He came from what seems like the city of Troy or Turkey or Greece? Common belief of Asatru is that the "Religion" or moral code of the mythology is somewhere between 40,000 to 30,000 years old. Predating almost all religions. It is hard to tell at the moment due to the Christianizing of northern Europe between 352 a.d. and 1386 a.d. When the last European country (Lithuania) was converted. The christians tried there best to destroy the beliefs, but, most of it has survived through stories and there are pieces that are missing and may never be found again. Odin Wilson from Edinburgh, Scotland however, is ten years old in November 2010!
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David Swann has: Played Policeman in "Prisoner" in 1979. Played Wayne Adams in "Prisoner" in 1979. Played Policeman No. 1 in "Prisoner" in 1979. Played Daggy Tennis Player in "Tennis Elbow" in 1982. Played Policeman in "The Pirate Movie" in 1982. Played Col. Mitchell in "Anzacs" in 1985. Played Bystander in "Georgia" in 1988. Played Chief Viking Snorri in "Round the Twist" in 1989. Played Dr. Richard Lovechild in "Let the Blood Run Free" in 1990. Played Victor Flannagan in "Phoenix" in 1992. Played Various (1992-1993) in "Kittson Fahey" in 1992. Played Darryn Floyd in "A Country Practice" in 1994. Played Sgt. Jeff Rice in "Blue Heelers" in 1994. Played John in "Wedlocked" in 1994. Played Dan in "Correlli" in 1995. Played Det. Insp. Frank Callahan in "Stingers" in 1998. Played Bobo the Gorilla in "Mal.com" in 2011.
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Long ago there were there were two worlds, Niflheim and Muspellheim. To put it simply Niflheim was the world of ice and Muspellheim was the world of fire. Out of the ice the frost giant, Ymir, was born. Ymir fed on the milk of the cow,Auohumla. The cow in turn, licked salt blocks. The cow licked until the rim of the salt revealed a man by the name of Buri. Buri fathered Borr. Borr and his wife, Bestla, had three children Odin, Vili, and Ve. The brothers killed Ymir. His blood made all the jotuns drown, with the exception of two. Who survived they then rebuilt the race of Jotuns. The brothers used Ymir's body to create Midgard or the land of man. His blood formed rivers and lakes. His teeth become stones. His hair grew trees and maggots from his created the race of dwarves. His skull created the sky. The brothers named the dwarves that supported the sky North, South, West, and East. Ymir's brains became the clouds. He turned one of the sons of the surviving jotuns of the flood and turned him into an eagle. The eagle created wind. From pieces of drifted wood they made the first two men. A man named Ask-ash tree and a women named Embla-elm tree were created. They began the human race.
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The year was 1066 and King Edward the Confessor had died naming Harold, the Earl of Wessex, as his successor with the agreement of the Witan. Harold's brother Tostig had rebelled and travelled to the court of King Harald Hardrada of Norway in order to seek assistance. The King of Norway was at this time the most renown and feared warrior in the whole of Europe. He stood 6 feet 6 tall and had fought and won many battles. Tostig eventually persuaded Harold Hardrada that he could invade England and no one there would have the force to stop him. Meanwhile in Normandy after hearing of the Witan's decision William, the Duke of Normandy, began to put together an invasion fleet. Through his spies Harold knew that William would be coming and gathered together a huge army backed up by the navy on the southern shores of England. Unfortunately the southerly winds which kept the Normans in France were welcomed by Harold Hardrada who immediately set sail for England and landed near York with a massive army of Viking warriors. They were immediately met by the Northern Earls and at the Battle of Fulford Gate the local forces were quickly routed. On the south coast Harold heard the news of the invasion and immediately marched the 200 miles north with his army; completing the entire journey in under four days. The Norwegian army was at this time camped at Stamford Bridge when they first became aware of a dust cloud coming towards them. Not believing that a second English army could have travelled from the south so soon they took no immediate action until Tostig recognised the two banners; the Dragon of Wessex and King Harold's own personal banner "The Fighting Man". King Harold rode out with twenty of his Housecarls and was met by the Norwegian King, his body guards and Tostig. Snorri Sturluson; a Norwegian who was present at the battle later wrote that King Harold rode forward and spoke to Tostig: "Your brother King Harold sends you his greeting, and this message to say you can have peace and the whole of Northumbria as well. Rather than have you refuse to join him, he is prepared to give you one third of his whole kingdom" Tostig replied asking if he accepted this offer what would King Harold offer the Norwegian King. "King Harold has already declared how much of England he is prepared to grant him: two metres of English ground " BATTLE OF STAMFORD BRIDGE page 2/2 With the talking finished both armies formed their battle lines. The Norwegian King asked Tostig who was the man was who had spoken so well and stood so proudly in his stirrups. Tostig replied that, that was his brother King Harold of England. The Norwegian King was annoyed that if he had been told he could have killed Harold there and then. Tostig replied:"That would have made me his murderer and I would rather that he was my killer than I his" At this point battle was joined and the English army fell on the Vikings. According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (SA 1066), the Stamford Bridge was immediately held by a powerful individual Viking who delayed the approaching English; he was finally brought down by a spear from underneath the bridge. This delay gave Harald Hardrada time to form his army in a circle on high ground and let the English approach uphill with their backs to the river. The battle lasted for hours and eventually the Norwegian King was killed. After a stubborn battle with losses on both sides, although particularly bad for the unarmoured Vikings, and despite the arrival of Norwegian reinforcements, in the end the Norwegian army was decisively defeated. Harold offered quarter to Tostig and the remaining Norwegians but they refused this and once again the battle was rejoined until the Norwegian army was eventually destroyed. King Harold accepted a truce with the surviving Norwegians, including Hardrada's son Olaf and they were allowed to leave after giving pledges not to attack England again. This battle marked the end of the era of full scale invasions of England from the Vikings of Scandinavia. Harold had won a stunning victory against a foe that up until now had been considered unbeatable. The Norwegian fleet which had come to England had been 300 ships strong. After a final surrender Harold once again showed mercy to the survivors and allowed the remnants of the army to leave in peace. It took only 20 ships to carry them home. The English had also suffered casualties and many of Harold's Housecarls, the core of the army lay dead on the battlefield. Word soon reached Harold that once again the winds had changed and William had landed at Pevensy Bay in Sussex. After taking his brother's body for burial at York Harold gathered the remnants of his army together and once again force marched the 200 miles to London. Once in London Harold tried to bolster his exhausted army with local levies raised from the surrounding areas. By the 14th October 1066 it was a very different English army that faced the Normans at Hastings from the one that had waited for them just twenty days earlier.
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The Norse didnt really practice it like religions or pagans do now. They worshipped through combat and seeking the glorious death. The creation myths and stories were passes down verbally throughout their history before the written word. Odinism may be one of the worlds oldest beliefs but the worship of ancestors predates even that. And by worship I really only mean that they asked them to watch over them and asked for guidance. That's basically all there is too it. Snorri's prose Edda is a generally accurate description of the the stories. There really weren't any rituals and other things of that nature. But modernization of the religion did spur a type of prayer. More of a battle chant to be sure.
Lo, There do I see my Father
Lo, There do I see my Mother and
My Brothers and my Sisters
Lo, There do I see the line of my people back to the beginning
Lo, They do call to me
They bid me take my place among them in the halls of Valhalla
Where thine enemies have been vanquished
Where the brave shall live Forever
Nor shall we mourn but rejoice for those that have died the glorious death.
Don't go into it looking for the real thing and get into the modern movement. It's really a thick christianization of the glorious history.
Edit: I know what I'm talking about, I'm post grad history student focusing in religion and warfare.
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Norway Reference: Wikipedia (LOL! :D)
Harald was the youngest of King Olaf II's three half-brothers born to Åsta Gudbrandsdatter. His father was Åsta's second husband Sigurd Syr. The Icelandic sources, in particular Heimskringla, state that Sigurd, like Olaf's father, was a great-grandson of Harald I of Norway (Harald Fairhair) in the male line. However, many modern scholars believe that the ancestors attributed to Harald, along with other parts of the Fairhair genealogy, are inventions reflecting the political and social expectations of the time of the authors rather than historical reality.[2]
Harald took part, on the side of Olaf, in the Battle of Stiklestad in 1030. Although wounded, he managed to escape, leaving Norway in exile. He was able to form a band of warriors out of men who had also been exiled as a result of Olaf's death.
In 1031 Harald and his men reached the land of the Kievan Rus, where they served the armies of Yaroslav I the Wise, the Grand Prince of the Rus, whose wife Ingigerd was a distant relative of Harald. Harald is thought to have taken part in Grand Prince Yaroslav's campaign against the Poles, and was appointed joint commander of defense forces. Sometime after this, Harald and his retinue of some five hundred warriors moved on to Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire, where there had been at least since 1034 an elite royal guard composed largely of Scandinavian Rus and called theVarangian Guard. Harald served in the guard until 1042. In a Greek book written in the 1070s, Kekaumenos's Strategikon, Harald is described as "son of the king of Varangia" and is said to have performed so bravely in Byzantine campaigns in Sicily and Bulgaria that the Emperor appointed him first asmanglabites, or member of a special section of the Emperor's personal bodyguard, and then to the title of spatharocandidate (Greek: σπαθαροκανδιδᾶτος).[3] It appears he may have been imprisoned for some time on the orders of the Empress Zoe, it is suggested on charges of misappropriation of funds, but was released, or escaped imprisonment, on the ascension of the new Emperor Constantine IX.[4]
Sometime in 1042, Harald requested permission from the emperor to return to his homeland, but it was denied. "Nonethless", remarks Kekaumenos, "he secretly escaped and ruled over the land instead of his brother [Olaf]". It is likely that the money Hardrada made whilst serving in Constantinople allowed him to fund his claim for the crown of Norway: some later Scandinavian sources note that aside from the significant spoils of battle he had retained, Harald had participated three times in polutasvarf, a term which implied either a pillaging of the palace exchequer on the death of the Emperor, or perhaps the disbursement of funds to the Varangians by the new Emperor in order to ensure their loyalty.[5] Harald had been in Constantinople through the reigns on Romanos III, Michael IV, and Michael V, and thus perhaps had three opportunities, beyond his legitimate revenues, to carry off immense wealth (with Yaroslav of Rus acting as safekeeper for his fortune [6]). Despite this, Kekaumenos lauds the "loyalty and love" Hardrada had for the Empire.[3] Elisiv of Kiev
In 1045, in Rus, where he stayed two or three years before returning to Scandinavia, Harald married Elisabeth, daughter of Yaroslav and granddaughter of King Olof Skötkonung of Sweden (referred to in Scandinavian sources as Ellisif).[7] Sources claim they were engaged before his departure but Yaroslav declined to confirm the marriage until Harald distinguished himself [Which Sources?]. During his service in the Byzantine Empire, Harald wrote a love poem addressed to Elisabeth, citing his many heroic deeds and complaining that "a golden-haired maiden of Gard does not like me".[8]
Rise to the Throne of NorwayIn Harald's absence, the throne of Norway had been restored to Magnus the Good, illegitimate son of Olaf II. When Harald arrived, he felt his claim to the throne was stronger than Magnus', and the two came close to war. Magnus' advisors, however, recommended the young king not fight his uncle, and a compromise was reached where Harald would jointly rule with Magnus, and Harald would share half of his wealth with Magnus.[9] Less than a year later, in 1047, Magnus was dead, and Harald became sole ruler of Norway.Having gained sole rule of Norway, Harald then sought the throne of Denmark for himself. In this endeavour, however, he was opposed by an earl named Einar Tambarskjelve, the "chief leader of the farmers in all the districts of Trondheim".[10] Harald had Einar killed, with negative repercussions to his image: according to Sturluson, he was "so strongly detested on account of his deed that the only reason the king's stewards and the farmers did not... do battle with him was the lack of a leader".[11] After killing Einar, Harald embarked on several campaigns against the Danish KingSvein Ulfsson, none of which were successful. Karen Larsen comments that "there was no background for a union between the two countries and no demand for it among the people".[12] After fifteen years of fighting, Harald finally gave up on trying to conquer Denmark, and he and Svein agreed to a lifetime truce.
Harald's Denmark campaigns were unpopular at home, most notably in Trøndelag in the north, and this was manifested in some districts' withholding taxes to show their displeasure. Harald dealt with this opposition with brutal force. Sturluson comments that he "had the farmers seized. Some he had maimed, others killed, and of many he confiscated all of their property".[13] Harald maintained control of his nation through the use of his hird, a private standing army maintained by Norwegian lords. Harald's contribution to the strength of Norway's monarchy was the enforcement of a policy that made it so only the king could retain a hird, thus centralising power away from local warlords.[14]
Invasion of EnglandHarald is struck in the throat by an arrow during the Battle of Stamford Bridge on September 25, 1066.
With the truce and the recognition that he would not conquer Denmark, Harald turned his attention instead to England. England had, in the early 1040s, belonged to Harthacnut, the son of Cnut the Great. Harald based a claim to the throne of England on an agreement supposedly made by Magnus and Harthacnut, which stated that if either died, the other would inherit the deceased's throne and lands. When Harthacnut died, Magnus assumed the crown of Denmark, but did not press his claim on England, allowing Edward the Confessor to take the throne. The claim was very thin, and Harald likely would not even have pursued it independently. He was pressed to do so by Earl Tostig Godwinson, brother of King Harold Godwinson of England. Tostig pledged his support to Harald, stating, "If you wish to gain possession of England, then I may bring it about that most of the chieftains in England will be on your side and support you".[15]
In September 1066, Harald landed in Northern England with a force of around 15,000 men and 300 longships. Earl Tostig was with him. At the Battle of Fulford, two miles (3 km) south of York, on 20 September, he won a great victory against the first English forces he met. Believing that King Harold was prepared to surrender and the English to accept his claim to the throne, Harald took about two thirds of his army to collect tribute from the local people, carrying light weapons and wearing only light armour, and left the rest at the ships,
However, Harold Godwinson was not prepared to give up his throne. At the Battle of Stamford Bridge, outside York, on 25 September 1066, Godwinson's forces surprised Harald's as they collected the tribute from the locals. Godwinson's forces were heavily armed and armoured, and greatly outnumbered Harald's. Although one of Harald's men single-handedly blocked the English from the bridge for some time and was reported to have killed at least 40 Saxons, he fell after an Englishman sneaked under the bridge and stabbed upwards; King Harold's forces then easily broke through and both Harald and Earl Tostig were killed. Harald's army was so heavily beaten that only 24 of the 300 longboats used to transport his forces to England were used to carry the survivors back to Norway. Harold Godwinson's victory was short lived, however, as only a few weeks later he was defeated by William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings. The fact that Harold had to make a forced march to fight Hardrada at Stamford Bridge and then move at utmost speed south to meet the Norman invasion, all in less than three weeks, is widely seen as a primary factor in William's hard-fought victory at Hastings.
According to Snorri Sturluson, before the battle a man bravely rode up to Harald Hardrada and Tostig and offered Tostig his earldom if he would but turn on Harald Hardrada. When Tostig asked what his brother Harold would be willing to give Harald Hardrada for his trouble, the rider replied that he would be given seven feet of ground as he was taller than other men. Harald Hardrada was impressed with the rider and asked Tostig his name, Tostig replied that the rider was none other than Harold Godwinson.[16] According to Henry of Huntingdon, "Six feet of ground or as much more as he needs, as he is taller than most men", was Harold's response.
LegacyHarald was the last great Viking king of Norway and his invasion of England and death at the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066 proved a true watershed moment. It marked the end of the Viking age and beginning of the High Middle Ages.Harald's invasion of England likely helped lead to the English defeat at the Battle of Hastings, as the English army had to force march to meet the Norman army after defeating the Norwegians. The English arrived at the site of battle tired and worn out, while the Norman army was rested and ready to fight.
Snorri writes, "One year after King Harald's fall his body was transported from England north to Nidaros [the present Trondheim], and was buried in the Mary Church, which he had built. It was common observation that King Harald distinguished himself above all other men by wisdom and resources of mind; whether he had to take a resolution suddenly for himself and others, or after long deliberation. He was, also, above all men, bold, brave, and lucky, until his dying day, as above related; and bravery is half victory".
To be remembered was one of the most important wishes for a Viking. About a hundred years later his body was reinterred in Elgeseter Priory, which was demolished sometime in the 17th century.
On September 25, 2006, the 940th anniversary of Harald's death, the newspaper Aftenposten published an article on the poor state of Norway's ancient royal burial sites, including that of Harald Hardrada, which is reportedly located underneath a road built across the monastery site. In a follow-up article on September 26, the Municipality of Trondheim revealed they would be examining the possibility of exhuming the king and reinterring him in Nidaros Cathedral, currently the burial place of nine Norwegian kings, among them Magnus I and Magnus II, Harald's predecessor and successor respectively.
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History does not tell us. What we do have is this:
- 6th century BCE,Euthymenes, explores the northwest coast of Africa.
- 6th century BCE, Hanno the Cartheginian, explores the west coast of Africa.
- 5th century BCE, Himilco the Cartheginian sails out of the Mediterranean and reaches the northern coast of Europe (France), following the trade routes of the Tartessians (a tribe from the southern Iberian Peninsula). Himilco is credited with discovering (or at least communicating encountering) the Saragasso Sea (North Atlantic Gyre).
- 4th century BCE, Pytheas of Massalia, explores the coast of Britain, the North Sea, and parts of Scandinavia.
- 6th century CE, Saint Brendan perhaps reaches Iceland.
- 9th century CE, Naddodur, settled Iceland.
- 9th century, CE, KhashkhÄsh ibn Sa`Ä«d ibn Aswad, Atlantic Ocean and parts unknown -- Although it is not a popular theory,KhashkhÄsh ibn Sa`Ä«d ibn Aswad may have been the first Old World explorer to have reached the New World across the Atlantic.*
- 10th century CE, Erik Thorvaldsson (Erik the Red), reaches Iceland, and Greenland.
- 10th century CE, Ibn Farrukh, lands on the Canary Islands.
- 11th Century CE, Lief Ericson, reaches Newfoundland, and perhaps present day Maine and Massachusetts.
- 11th century CE, Thorfinn Karlsefni settled L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland. His son Snorri was born there (the first European recorded to have been born in North America, perhaps all of the western hemisphere).
- 15th century CE, Columbus reaches the Caribbean.
- 16th century CE, the Spanish Conquistadors reach mainland North America.
*It is important to note that there are unproven hypotheses regarding the Egyptians and North Africans reaching the Western Hemisphere during the height of the rule of the Pharaohs. Additionally, there is strong evidence that ancestors of the Japanese and Chinese may have predated Columbus' landings in the Western Hemisphere by 100-10,000 years, and ancient Polynesians are believed to have visited the west coast of North and South America on a regular basis.
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The vikings lol :D
seriously though :)
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Baltasar Kormákur, film actor and film director
Bjarni Gautur, filmmaker
Friðrik Þór Friðriksson, film director
Hilmir Snær Guðnason, film actor
Hrafn Gunnlaugsson, film director
Karl Júlíusson, film production designer/costume designer
Magnús Magnússon, television presenter, writer
Magnús Scheving, writer, actor, athlete, creator of LazyTown
Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir, actress
Marinó Sigurðsson, actor
Markús Örn Antonsson, former mayor of Reykjavík and director of RÚV
Ólafur Hannesson, Icelandic television personality
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, radio announcer, actor
Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason, poet, writer, musician
Ragnar Bragason, director
Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir, actress and head of Reykjavík City Theater
Arnaldur Indriðason, writer
Davíð Stefánsson, poet
Einar Kárason, writer
Einar Már Guðmundsson, writer
Einar Benediktsson, writer, poet
Einar Hjörleifsson Kvaran editor, novelist, poet, dramatist
Guðmundur G. Hagalín, writer, poet
Halldór Kiljan Laxness, writer, poet, Nobel Prize winner
Hallgrímur Helgason, writer
Jón Kalman Stefánsson, writer, poet
Jón Thoroddsen, writer and/or poet
Jónas Hallgrímsson, writer, poet
Jóhannes úr Kötlum, writer, poet
Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir, writer
Magnús Magnússon, television presenter, writer
Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson, writer
Sjón, poet
Snorri Hjartarson, poet
Snorri Sturluson, historian, poet
Steinunn Sigurðardóttir, writer, poet
Stephan G. Stephansson, Western Icelander, poet
Tómas Guðmundsson, poet
Vigdís Grímsdóttir, writer
Viktor Arnar Ingólfsson, writer
Þórarinn Eldjárn, writer, poet
Þórbergur Þórðarson, writer, poet
Sculptors and Painters
Ásmundur Sveinsson, sculptor
Bertel Thorvaldsen, sculptor
Einar Jónsson, sculptor
Einar Hákonarson, painter
Gunnfríður Jónsdóttir, sculptor
Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir, actress, singer, her alter ego is Silvía Nótt (Silvia Night), model, singer and TV person
Anna Mjöll singer and songwriter
Björgvin Halldórsson, singer
Björk Guðmundsdóttir, singer and songwriter
Bragi Ólafsson, musician
Diddú (Sigrún Hjálmtýsdóttir), soprano and songwriter
Eggert Pálsson, percussionist, founder of the music group Voces Thules
Emilíana Torrini, singer and songwriter
Einar Örn Benediktsson, musician
Eiríkur Hauksson, musician
Garðar Thór Cortes, tenor
Hafdís Huld, singer
Haukur Tómasson, composer
Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson,musician, art director, and chief goði of the Icelandic Ásatrú Association.
Jón Leifs, composer
Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir, pop singer (Yohanna)
Kjartan Ólafsson, composer, professor
Mugison, composer, musician
Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason, poet, writer, musician
Páll Óskar Hjálmtýsson (Paul Oscar), pop singer, songwriter and disc jockey
Ragnheiður Gröndal, musician
Sigurður Bragason, bariton singer and composer
Musical bands and groups
Amiina
Ampop
Brain Police
Bang Gang
Changer
Cynic Guru
Dikta
GusGus
HAM
Mínus
Mugison
múm
Nylon
Quarashi
Sigur Rós
Singapore Sling
Ske
Sólstafir
The Sugarcubes
Trúbrot
Voces Thules
XIII
Miss World
Hofi Karlsdottir, (Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir), Miss World 1985
Linda Pétursdóttir, Miss World 1988
Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir, Miss World 2005
Ari Þorgilsson, priest and author of Íslendingabók, a historical work
Egill Skallagrímsson, Viking skald
Eirík the Red, (Eiríkr rauði) Named Greenland
Freydís Eiríksdóttir
Guðmundur Arason
Guðríðr Þorbjarnardóttir, explorer
Ísleifur Gissurarson
Kolbeinn Tumason
Leifr Eiríksson (Leifur Eiríksson), discovered America in the year 1000 and named it Vínland (Land of Wine)
Loftur Sæmundsson, priest and chieftain at Oddi
Snorri Sturluson
Þorfinnr Karlsefni
Þorvaldr Eríksson
Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Western Icelander, Arctic explorer
Þóra Magnúsdóttir, born 1100 in Norway, daughter of Magnus III of Norway, a direct descendant of Harald Fairhair the first Norwegian King. Þora Magnusdottir married an Icelander and moved to Iceland.
See also: List of Presidents of Iceland, List of Prime Ministers of Iceland and List of Icelandic rulers
Albert Guðmundsson, former minister
Árni Sigfússon, politician
Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, former president
Björn Bjarnason, minister of justice and ecclesiastical affairs
Davíð Oddsson, former prime minister and former mayor of Reykjavík
Geir H. Haarde, former prime minister, former foreign minister
Halldór Ásgrímsson, former prime minister
Halldór Blöndal, former minister
Hannes Hafstein, first prime minister
Hannibal Valdimarsson, chairman of two parties and one electoral alliance,
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, current prime minister, also the world's first openly gay head of government
Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson, former foreign minister, ambassador
Jón Loftsson, chieftain and politician
Jón Sigurðsson, independence leader
Kristján Eldjárn, former president
Markús Örn Antonsson, former mayor of Reykjavík and director of RÚV
Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, current president
Steingrímur Hermannsson, former prime minister
Sveinn Björnsson, first president
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, former president, first elected female head of state
Þorsteinn Pálsson, former prime minister
Agnar Helgason, PhD, anthropologist
Ari Þorgilsson, documentarian, chronicler
Árni Magnússon, documentarian
Ásgeir Helgason, PhD, psychologist, public health scientist
Eiríkr Magnússon, librarian and lecturer at Cambridge University, co-translator with William Morris
Gisli Gudjonsson, Professor of Forensic Psychology
Gísli Pálsson, PhD, anthropologist
Guðbrandur Vigfússon, lexicographer, editor, and lecturer at Oxford University
Hannes Hólmsteinn Gissurarson, PhD, political scientist
Helgi Valdimarsson, MD, immunologist
Hjörtur Þórðarson, inventor
Kári Stefánsson, MD, founder of deCODE genetics
Magnús Eiríksson, theologian
Margrét Hermanns Auðardóttir, PhD, archaeologist
Niels Finsen, physician, Nobel Prize winner (Icelandic parents)
Páll Skúlason, PhD, philosopher, former Rector of the University of Iceland
Reynir Bödvarsson, PhD, seismologist
Snorri Sturluson, documentarian, writer
Sigurður Nordal, PhD, philosopher
Sigurður Þórarinsson, PhD, geologist, volcanologist, professor
Vilhjálmur Árnason, PhD, philosopher
Þór Whitehead, historian
Þorsteinn Gylfason, philosopher
Albert Guðmundsson, first professional footballer
Aron Gunnarsson, professional footballer, currently at Coventry City FC
Ásgeir Sigurvinsson, former professional footballer
Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen, professional footballer, currently at AS Monaco
Teitur Thordarson, former professional footballer, currently head coach at Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Heiðar Helguson, professional footballer, currently at Bolton
Hermann Hreiðarsson, professional footballer, currently at Portsmouth
Ívar Ingimarsson, professional footballer, currently at Reading
Jóhannes Karl Guðjónsson, Professional footballer, currently at Burnley FC
Bobby Fischer, former world chess champion, granted Icelandic citizenship on 21 March 2005
Friðrik Ólafsson, chess Grandmaster
Jón Páll Sigmarsson, four-time winner of World's Strongest Man
Magnús Ver Magnússon, four-time winner of World's Strongest Man
Kristján Einar Kristjánsson, racing driver, currently racing in British formula 3
Magnús Scheving, writer, actor, athlete, creator of LazyTown
Olafur Stefansson, handball player, Rhein-Neckar Löwen. Formerly of Wuppertal, Magdeburg and Ciudad Real.
Vala Flosadottir, pole vaulter
Sources:Wikipedia
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