The GRAND TOUR of Vestfold, Norway. The place in the world with the most viking travel attractions and taking you to every single one of them! Norse retreats https://norseretreats.com/ Online shop www.norseimports.com Insta https://www.instagram.com/thormmadj/ Patreon https://www.patreon.com/norsemagicandbeliefs United Homesteads https://www.unitedhomesteads.com/ 00:00- Intro 01:40- Hotel 02:25- Oseberg Ship 03:30- Farmands Mound 04:40- Gokstad Ship 05:50- Istrehågan 07:00- Tjølling 08:47- Skirings Hall 09:42- Kaupang 11:15- Bonus 12:00- Mølen 11:15- Borre 11:45- Midgardsblot 14:20- Announcement Vestfold is mentioned for the first time in a written source in 813, when Danish kings were in Vestfold to quell an uprising amongst the Fürsts. There may have been as many as six political centers in Vestfold. At that time Kaupang, which was located in Tjølling near Larvik, had been functioning for decades and had a chieftain. Kaupang, which dates from the Viking Era, is believed to be the first town in Norway, although Tønsberg is the oldest town in Norway still in existence. At Borre, there was a site for another chieftain. That site held chieftains for more than one hundred years prior to 813. The stone mounds at Mølen have been dated to the Viking Age. The mounds at Haugar in present-day Tønsberg's town centre have been dated to the Viking period. At Farmannshaugen in Sem there seems to have been activity at the time, while activity at Oseberghaugen and Gokstadhaugen dates from a few decades later. Kaupang is mentioned under the name of Skiringssal (Kaupangen i Skiringssal) in Ottar's tales. Kings ruling some or all of Vestfold Halfdan the Black, 9th century king of Vestfold. His brother was long believed to be buried at the Gokstad Mound. Erik Agnarsson Halfdan Hvitbeinn (part of Vestfold) Eystein Halfdansson Halfdan the Mild Gudrød the Hunter Halfdan the Black, together with his brother, Olaf Gudrødsson Ragnvald the Mountain-High, Cousin of Harold Fairhair Harald Fairhair Bjørn Farmann Olaf Haraldsson Geirstadalf, brother of Bjørn Harald Gudrødsson Grenske, 976–987 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulrFTA4QwXk

What you have all been asking about is finally here. The real story of Harald Hardrada. The last stand of the Norse Tribes and ending of the Viking age. 00:00- Intro 00:35- Religion/Family 02:05- Exile/Kievan Rus 03:38- Varangian Guard/Constantinople 06:40- Back to Norway 08:20- Battle Stamford Bridge 14:00- Aftermath Harald Sigurdsson, also known as Harald Hardrada (Old Norse: harðráði, "stern counsel" or "hard ruler") was King of Norway from 1046 to 1066. In addition, he unsuccessfully claimed both the Danish throne until 1064 and the English throne in 1066. Before becoming king, Harald had spent around fifteen years in exile as a mercenary and military commander in Kievan Rus' and of the Varangian Guard in the Byzantine Empire. When he was fifteen years old, in 1030, Harald fought in the Battle of Stiklestad together with his half-brother Olaf Haraldsson. In the battle, Olaf and Harald were defeated by forces loyal to Cnut, and Harald was forced into exile to Kievan Rus'. He thereafter spent some time in the army of Grand Prince Yaroslav the Wise, eventually obtaining rank as a captain, until he moved on to Constantinople with his companions around 1034. In Constantinople, he soon rose to become the commander of the Byzantine Varangian Guard, and saw action on the Mediterranean Sea, in Asia Minor, Sicily, possibly in the Holy Land, Bulgaria and in Constantinople itself, where he became involved in the imperial dynastic disputes. Harald amassed considerable wealth during his time in the Byzantine Empire, which he shipped to Yaroslav in Kievan Rus' for safekeeping. He finally left the Byzantines in 1042, to prepare his campaign of reclaiming the Norwegian throne. In 1046, Harald joined forces with Magnus's rival in Denmark (Magnus had also become king of Denmark), the pretender Sweyn II of Denmark, and started raiding the Danish coast. Magnus, unwilling to fight his uncle, agreed to share the kingship with Harald, since Harald in turn would share his wealth with him. The co-rule ended abruptly the next year as Magnus died, and Harald thus became the sole ruler of Norway. Harald's reign was probably one of relative peace and stability, and he instituted a viable coin economy and foreign trade. Probably seeking to restore Cnut's "North Sea Empire", Harald also claimed the Danish throne, and spent nearly every year until 1064 raiding the Danish coast and fighting his former ally, Sweyn. Although the campaigns were successful, he was never able to conquer Denmark. Not long after Harald had renounced his claim to Denmark, the former Earl of Northumbria, Tostig Godwinson, brother of the newly chosen English king Harold Godwinson, pledged his allegiance to Harald and invited him to claim the English throne. Harald went along and invaded Norther ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-85tiLsAc9o

The real meaning of Hodr=the darkness #norsemythology #norsepagan #hodr Baldr real meaning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkmvXlNDZnA Every God/deity/character in the Norse myths had a translation and real meaning. When we start to understand this, we can see that the Norse pagan myths were not just a bunch of unbelievable stories meant to entertain children. We should not assume that our ancestors were that dumb to actually believe in these things. All of the myths and gods symbolize real things in nature, the cosmos, universe and spirituality. Although we don't know exactly what these myths represent all of the time and theories are debated, we have to look at these things to determine the most logical ones and discover the real truth. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLdbXhSxJHM

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