Harald Hardrada Archive

Rare Byzantine Gold Coin Discovered In Norway – Was It Brought By Harald Hardrada From Constantinople

AncientPages.com | December 12, 2023

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com -A metal detectorist found a rare gold coin in the mountains in Vestre Slidre municipality depicting two emperors and Jesus Christ. Archaeologists are now

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Surprising Discovery Of Ancient Silver Coin Depicting Viking King Harald Hardrada In Hungary

AncientPages.com | June 20, 2022

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A metal detector has discovered an ancient coin depicting mighty Viking King Harald Hardrada. The 1,000-year-old coin was found in southern Hungary. The

King Harald Hardrada, King of Norway, was one of the claimants to the English throne following the death of Edward the Confessor in January 1066

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On This Day In History: The Battle Of Fulford Was Fought – On Sep 20, 1066 AD

AncientPages.com | September 20, 2015

AncientPages.com - On September 20, 1066, the Battle of Fulford, near York, Yorkshire (then capital of Northumbria) was fought. Saxon troops of Mercia and Northumbria commanded by brothers