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But the kings heart swells, bulging with courage in battle, where heroes sink down. King harald s saga forms part of the heimskringla, a complete history of norway from prehistoric times to 1177, by the prolific icelandic historian snorri sturluson. This saga is about the norwegian king harald fairhair. It records the turbulent life of king harald hardradi of norway, who served and fought in every corner of europe, from russia to sicily.
The sons of harald and sigurd were about the same age. Heimskringla or the chronicle of the kings of norway by snorri sturluson c. Heimskringla, or the chronicles of the kings of norway. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Heimskringlasaga of harald hardradepart i wikisource. English army immediately prior to the norman conquest, changing the course of history. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Download king harald s saga ebook in pdf, epub, mobi. Harald hardradi of norway from snorri sturlusons heimskringla classics new impression by sturluson, snorri, palsson, hermann, magnusson, magnus, palsson, hermann, magnusson, magnus isbn. For more than seventy years, penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the englishspeaking world.
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