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A group for the discussion of all aspects of the culture of the Vikings - their wars, voyages, art, literature, language and legacy. Hugrunar means 'Thought Runes' and encompasses discussion of the Viking Age from the Fifth to the Eleventh Centuries. |
Fair Fame of Years - History of the Vikings
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 Last of the Vikings: Canute and Hardrada 1000-1066 AD
Historical Thread
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With their conversion to Christianity, the Viking peoples were drawn more and more into the orbit of medieval European Christendom. But not before they made their indelible mark on the history of England.
By the Eleventh Century the now Christian kings of the Viking peoples were interlinked with many of the great royal houses of Europe. Viking Scandinavia became more and more part of European Christendom at a time of a great stirring, intellectual awakening and Church reform.
But these Viking rulers were to weild great power in northern Europe in this period, forging an "Empire of the North Sea" in Britain and Scandinavia. The heir to this legacy was the man they have called "the last of the Vikings" - Harald Hardrada of Norway. His gamble to seize the throne of England in the fateful year 1066 ended in defeat and death and is thought to mark the end of the Viking Age.
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September 25, 1066: The Battle of Stamford Bridge and Harald Hardrada Pictures - ( * Hypatia Didius )Harald Hardrada and the Solid Gold Ingot - ( * Hypatia Didius )Article About Canute at About.com - ( * Hypatia Didius )"Barbarians: The Vikings" Program on the History Channel - ( * Hypatia Didius )|
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