King Harald's Saga, Grand opera in three acts for unaccompanied solo soprano singing eight rôles (based on the saga 'Heimskringla' by Snorri Sturlson...

saga renders Harald's title as einváldskonungr (absolute king). Not unlike Egil's Saga, Harald's conquest of Norway sets off the plot of Grettis saga...

which wiped out his army. Historians often consider Harald's death the end of the Viking Age. Harald's most famous epithet is Old Norse harðráði, which has...

Haralds saga harðráða and Magnúss saga berfætts, ed. by Sir William A. Craigie (Reykjavík: Menntamálaráð & Þjóðvinafélag, 1950) King Harald's Saga: Harald...

between warships and supply ships. In King Harald's Saga, Snorri Sturluson states, "it is said that King Harald had over two hundred ships, apart from...

rule over most of Jutland and Zealand. Harald's rule as king of Norway following the assassination of King Harald Greycloak of Norway was more tenuous,...

Orkneyinga saga as controversial and puzzling individuals. Chapter 32 relates Harald's mission to Orkney. Moreover, Snorri tells us about Harald's relationship...

"Ellisiv". 28 August 2014. Magnusson, Magnus; Pálsson, Hermann (1976) King Harald's Saga: Harald Hardradi of Norway: From Snorri Sturluson's Heimskringla (Penguin...

2012, pp. 154–165. Freeman 1869, p. 365. Sturluson, Snorri (1966). King Harald's Saga. Baltimore, Maryland: Penguin Books. p. 149. Brown 1980, pp. 7–9....

depending on the manuscript). The Hervarar saga also alleges that Harald's nephew Sigurd Hring became (subservient) king over Denmark, which is gainsaid by other...