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About Harald III of Norway
Harald Sigurdsson, also known as Harald Hardrada or Harald III, was King of Norway from 1046 to 1066. He unsuccessfully claimed the Danish throne until 1064 and the English throne in 1066. Before becoming king, Harald spent 15 years in exile as a mercenary and military commander in Kievan Rus' and chief of the Varangian Guard in the Byzantine Empire. In his chronicle, Adam of Bremen called him the "Thunderbolt of the North".
Everything about Harald III of Norway →- Occupation
- explorer, ruler, military personnel
- Position held
- king
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Norway
- Born
- 1015
- Died
- September 25, 1066, 1066