King Harald's Saga: Harald Hardradi of Norway: From Snorri Sturluson's Heimskringla

ThiscompellingIcelandichistorydescribesthelifeofKingHaraldHardradi,fromhisbattlesacrossEuropeandRussiatohisfinalassaultonEnglandin1066,lessthanthreeweeksbeforetheinvasionofWilliamtheConqueror.ItwasabattlethatledtohisdeathandmarkedtheendofanerainwhichEuropehadbeendominatedbythethreatofScandinavianforces.DespiteEngland'striumph,italsoplayedacrucialpartinfatallyweakeningtheEnglisharmyimmediatelypriortotheNormanConquest,changingthecourseofhistory.TakenfromtheHeimskringlaSnorriSturluson'scompleteaccountofNorwayfromprehistorictimesto1177thisisabrilliantlyhumandepictionoftheturbulentlifeandsavagedeathofthelastgreatNorsewarrior-king.