Harald Hardrada: The Last Viking (Part 2)
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This is the sequel to our first Harald Hardrada episode here: • Harald Hardrada: Vikin... ! Having returned from mercenary service in Constantinople and the Land of the Rus, Harald of Norway returns to claim the throne of Norway. This is the story of the “Last Viking,” his rise to power, brutal reign, and the fateful events that play out in England, 1066: the Battle of Stamford Bridge and the Battle of Hastings.
0:16 Part I: The Return
3:46 Part II: Vengeance
9:29 Part III: The Enemy King
13:15 Part IV: The Last Journey
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Andersson, T. M., & Gade, K. E. (Trans.). (2000). Morkinskinna: The earliest Icelandic Chronicle of the Norwegian Kings (1030-1157). Cornell University Press. Icelandic saga written around 1220.
Bremen, A. of, & Wallace, B. (1978). 39. A Description of the Islands of the North. In History of the Archbishops of Hamburg-Bremen (Vol. 4, p. 62). essay, Wormianum. Written around 1075.
Faulkes, A. (Trans.). (2016). Hemings þáttr (The Story of Hemingr). Icelandic saga written in 13th century.
Finlay, A. (Trans.). (2004). Fargrskinna, a catalogue of the kings of Norway (Vol. 7). Brill. Written around 1220.
Ingram, J. (Trans.). (1823). A.D. 1066. In The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. essay, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown. Retrieved from www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/....
Sturlason, S. (n.d.). Saga of Harald Hardrade. In D. Killings & D. Widger (Eds.), Heimskringla: The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway. essay. Retrieved 2022, from www.gutenberg.org/files/598/5.... Written around 1230.
SECONDARY SOURCES
DeVries, K. (1999). The Norwegian invasion of England in 1066. Boydell Press.
Hollway, D. (2021). The last viking: The true story of king Harald Hardrada. Osprey Publishing.
I read a story that Tostig and Harald Hardrada parlayed with a single rider before the Battle of Stamford bridge. The lone rider spoke only to Tostig and offered him his earldom back if he turned on Harald Hardrada. Tostig then asked what his brother would be willing to give to Hardrada for coming all the way to England. The lone rider replied, “Seven feet of English Ground, as he is taller than other men.” Then the lone rider went back to the Saxon host. Hardrada was impressed by the rider’s boldness, and asked Tostig who he was. Tostig replied that the rider was Tostig’s brother, Harold Godwinson himself.
Harold Godwinson was apparently a really decent guy for the time.
Harold Godwinsson was a two faced injun giver ( not a man of his word) I absolutely believe the account of him pledging his support in any dispute over the English throne with William as he was only prepared to do so to get himself out of a tight spot after being shipwrecked. He was quite o.k. with pretending to give his word but after said he was tricked into it and hadn't realised Holy relics were concealed where he swore. His genes live on in bankers and real estate agents.
@@iloveyoushima4953 He was an elected leader during a time when most Europeans were led by whomever was squirted out of the "correct" womb fertilized by the "correct" seed.
@@iloveyoushima4953Except in the part where the usurped the throne from William of Normandy.
@@yibithehispanic He didnt usurp the throne at all, He was just the chosen claimant from the Witan. To usurp is to take the throne by force from a active king. If anything, William was the usurper
I didn't expect him to be such a brutal king after what part 1 was like. Power really is a terrible burden.
There definitely is a turning point in the story where Harald, who was famed as a warrior, comes to be considered wicked by his contemporaries. To the very end, I felt Harald was a much better warrior than a he was a king.
Trying to hold onto power can really test a person and their morals. For some reason Edrogan, Putin, and Xi come to mind.
Being a leader ironically takes away a lot of personal freedom and you're constantly surrounded by people who want to knock you down. When you sacrifice so much of yourself, it's hard not to be jaded about life.
@@HistoryDose Given his situation maybe being wicked was a good course? We can't expect Kings of the past to always be virtuous and nice to be effective. Ceaser and Napoleon by some extent were both tyrants, great leaders though...
@@James-ip8xs i think its pretty much settled that in order to be an effective leader/ruler you need to be abit of an arsehole
This is an awesome but kinda tragic epic. Having watched The Northman this feels like I’m watching another Viking saga movie in the same era and places but unconnected.
The Northman was such a cool😎 movie. Robert Eggers is pretty cool guy
@@chrisdiaz4876 Robert Eggar’s movies are phenomenal and pretty underrated.
Northman is a play from William Shakespears - Hamlet.
Check out the true story of the Northman. The real story was sooooo much more interesting! The guy faked being retarded and some more stuff! Thank me later brother!
Still just a play from Hamlet.
Vlad the Impaler deserves a similar video. He was also bloodthirsty and ruthless. A demon to his enemies and his subjects.
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Vlad was great
Vlad was great for resisting Mehmed 2 and the Turkish devils.
Dan Davis has a great video on him
Hope he makes a video about him
Impressive how pragmatic feudal kings were. Harald and Svein united to take Norway and Denmark, yet when both goals were accomplished, they became enemies.
Alot of ale drinking will do that to even the closest friends
Like Tolkien puts it, Power serves no one
Figures, only people with a limitless drive could ever become king, which means they'd only stop when they're dead or when they have no more equals.
This story will never be completely finished unless you continue with Harold Godwinson and William the bastard.. hint hint 😉 really looking forward to seeing this
Well William the bastard is now known as William a conqueror. He's technically the ancestor of Charles the Third that it sits on the throne of England today.
Se my comment
Check out the story of godred crovan, fled the battle of Stamford Bridge and went on to invade and take over the Isle of Man, really interesting story
*Age of Empires II Intensifies*
@@ForgottenIslands Really pleased someone mentioned Stamford Bridge. The East Riding, and North Yorkshire are both full of Viking history, as well as Saxon, Roman and Dark Age. York, Scarborough, Whitby, Howden, and Beverley are just a few of the places worth a visit if you're keen on this period in History. Stamford Bridge was host to a lesser known battle in 1454, the belligerents being the Percy and Neville families, who were both very powerful landowners at the time. Quite the history for such a small place!
props to Magnus and Harald for somehow managing the co-rulership in spite of their dislike of each other
You should check out the Norwegian Crusade starring Harald's great grandsons. They were three co-kings who ruled together in harmony, and while two of them managed the realm, Sigurd went on a legendary crusade to the Holy Land and became the first king to crusade in the world. Sigurd is a legend and I hope for a History Dose on him more than anything
@@misterStevePikk Starring Harald's great grandsons? They had movies back then!?
@@James-ip8xs no but custom ordered ballads/sagas - how do you think they became famous? 😉😁
Truly magnificent video, the visuals of the main protagonists well researched and closer to reality than most I have seen, Harold and Tostig Godwinson obviously looking like related brothers, William of Normandy clean shaven as he actually was, king Harald looking every inch the Lightning of the North!
Thanks! We take a lot of care to ground each portrait in as many historical references as we can find, so I'm glad to see it's been noticed.
@@HistoryDose do you have the portraits done each episode yourself
@@richmeggison his brother makes all the artwork
Also William’s hair is portrayed in the Norman fashion which was cool to see
@@HistoryDose Great channel but I have to say the sound mixing was terrible in this video. The background music was way too loud to the point where I had trouble hearing you. Frankly, I firmly believe background music is annoying, distracting, and unnecessary (especially for educational videos). I also believe people want to hear you speak and get information and not hear background music that they have to mentally filter out.
This channel does history the greatest service. Please never stop. These stories are unbelievable
I love your rendering of William, he truly was a pretty brutal ruler and his takeover was, and is still in many ways, viewed in England as akin to Sauron winning The War Of The Ring.
Likely the origin of Anglo-Frankish hostilities, no?
Without William and the Normans, England would have likely never accomplished much.
True, but he did make laws that largely banned slavery in England
Are we not going to talk about how beautiful this video looks? Amazing production
I just wanna know what exact music he did for this not just the artists like what songs.....
Man king Harold Hardrada was bad ass
this sort of quality is worth a fortune for me
Your videos are so well done. The artwork and graphics are unsurpassed.
also, can we talk about the narration? I've been following this channel since the Stilicho video and I've always thought his voice is amazing no homo ok maybe a little homo
well done. As a Norwegian, I appreciate it.
You make me unproud
@@64fairlane305 u make ur parents unproud
what ? beating up Danes 🤣
@@feldgeist2637 The video probably
Perfect video & research. No other channel can producde content with this level of Quality. My favorite scene was the battle of stamford bridge, where you saw a panorama of the battlefield.
Wondering who the artist is…
@@stephengarrett5808 The artist's details are in the description.
Absolutely amazing. The storytelling, soundtrack, imagery. You two never miss a beat, I love it!!
This series was among the greatest of historical storytelling. Amazing
Honestly the best story telling, actually gets my heart beating 😂
The artwork and the music of this episode is amazing.
Wow! As an englishman I love the little realizations your videos can give me. Like when you mentioned "skardaborg" I immediately realised "oh my god that where Scarborough must get its name from 🤯
I just finished reading "The Last Viking: The True Story of Harald Hardrada" by Don Hollway and these two videos talking about the Hard Ruler did help me clarify many things about him. I can say that these epic videos are really based on true story, congratulations!
King Harold :- We defend against the Normans . Harald and Tostig :- Free land guys . Willaim :- The damn weather . King Harold :- Are these bastards teaming up on me or what ?
Gotta feel for Godwinson, he was truly a chad trying to do right by the people of Anglo-Saxon England. His mistake was in falling for William's trap in his razing of the countryside to provoke him to attack before collecting the might of England. Would've been interesting to see what would've happened if Godwinson prevailed and the Anglo-Norse connection remained more prominent than the Anglo-French. It's likely that the isles would've unified much sooner and Denmark/Norway/British Isles would've formed a power bloc instead of Denmark/Norway/Sweden. Who knows, maybe it would've kept connections to Iceland/Greenland/even Vinland more active, as these settlements were active around the same time.
I feel like if I could go back in time, and live any historical figures life, Harald would've been the best. The adventure would be amazing, the only drawback, violence on another level.
“The king finally had to turn back when the limit of the world disappeared before his very eyes and he barely escaped the gaping ravine of the abyss.” -the totally true and legendary story of Oldhead Hardrada as he retold about his younger escapades to next generations of kids
I got so pumped! Then so sad cuz it's the 17th today. Looking forward to this alot! Recently found your channel and binge watched it. Amazing art visuals and storytelling!
Me to bratha
How many fucking channels are you going to copy paste this too?
Through 2 videos your channel has become a reason why I like KZhead again. The quality of your content is just mind boggling, absolute amazing.
if you have seen vikings, you can see where they based a lot of the things on. they gave allot of Harald 's story and ending to Ivar ! I have binge watched almost everything from your channel in a couple of days. You know and research your topics but you know how to find and tell the story of it with perfect picks of art and music almost makes it a movie or at least it does for me !
Harald's story is one hell of an adventure. Great audio and artwork. Love the video.
An epic tale told in similar fashion. Thank You. No wonder his life took on hardened actions as he witnessed his half-brother Olaf die as King in the battle of Stiklestad, Norway while he was just 15. He was reportedly over 7 feet tall. This physical stature and being of princely origin in exile would harden you and would have thrust him into some positions of leadership and authority at such a young age. Having travelled as a mercenary Varangian to Kiev, the Holy Roman Empire, and also south to the holy land and Sicily... travel in those days also had to harden you. To hear the tale of Harald Hardrada is to bask in the peel of historical lore. It doesn't get any better.
Thank you for these. It's like watching the history Channel before they started running shows that have nothing to do with history 24/7. Keep up the amazing work
Harald Hardrade - Th movie we need.
Harald chose violence every day. My man just couldn't be happy as King of Norway 🤣 🤣 🤣
Insane quality. You are by far my favorite history channel. I had goosebumps throughout the whole video
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You have done Harald well Other Vikings or even The Saxon Kings you'd do well. Also Charlemagne or his Grand Father would be good choices for new videos. In terms of Effects and Voice there amazing make sure the artist is paid well and make sure there hand rests well enough. In terms of Voice your doing amazing and should pat yourself on the back.
@@marcus4046 Charlemagne is a GREAT IDEA. His empire is also the lands Rollo would raid after Charlemagne's death, later Normandy was given to rollo in the reign of Louis the Pious as the first daneguild, with promises of military aid from northmen by northmen and baptism of said northmen Rollo. This is why Normandy had adopted "french customs" and religion.then eventually inherited to Rollo's grandson WILLIAM THE DUKE OF NORMANDY 😎 as the "french" king of England. But his family really was more like a viking breed in recovery with the lands they owned lol. William the conqueror would even go as far as to beat a french king in a battle of which I can't remember the name of😅 in a dispute over MILITARY SUPERIORITY. It's all crazy man 😂 a time of warrior kings for sure. Cool stuff. Hope to see tons more on it 2 for sure.
Don't forget the story of Hugh Glass 👀
I'm failing my college classes, but at least I got time for fucking harald hardrada baby whooo yeah let's fucking go!!!!!!!
Just do what I did and take more history classes!
@@HistoryDose I've roughly taken 4 history courses so far, but I've still suffered from drastic procrastination. Do you recommend just taking minimal amounts of history classes at a time to maximize my GPA-grade efforts?
No other history Channel do I excitingly await video uploads. These are so good dude. Your research and story telling everything your voice was made for this!
netflix or amazon should make a tv series with Harald as the main character.Change my mind.
His life is way too brutal and his character way too unapologetically violent for netflix . Impossible to produce something like this in today's climate . Would absolutely awesome through, what a life this guy had
@@JayzsMr as brutal as ivar the boneless in "vikings ". So,not a problem.
I Saw it in King and generals I Saw it in Invicta but YOU ARE THE BEST
Your Video’s never disappoints. Harold is easily one of my favorite Viking kings and easily has top 5 best stories. You made his story that much more epic with the music and narrating💯
Such a fascinating life. Also, the imagery, sounds, music, narration - what an experience. Fantastic video!
These videos are fantastic. The storytelling, artwork, sound effects, and music just have me captivated.
The quotes are so cool, idk why but they poked out to me I couldn’t help but reply so I can hear them again. Especially the one that told how Harappa troops didn’t surrender, how badass
“The Last Howl of a Dark Age” hits different
Every single video you guys put out does such an amazing job absorbing us into the world. Your story telling is as brilliant as always!
This has become one of my favorite history channels on KZhead, there is so much effort put into retelling these tales that I almost feel like I'm there watching it. The visuals and music are just perfect and I love every single video you have posted!
Masterpiece video as always!! Thank you!
Amazing story telling , hats off !!
The very important detail that the viking army was unprepared and largely unarmoured at Stamford Bridge is only mentioned in passing. I feel like it's kind of critical - the battle is presented as a pitched battle with both sides fighting at peak capacity (as if the viking army would willingly go into battle without their armour!), when in truth Harold himself was a very competent general and moved his army faster than Harald expected, catching him off guard, army separated and unarmoured.
A full episode about William's Invasion and the battle of Hastings would be awesome.
A whole episode bout one battle ? What was said is all that needs to be said what y’all want him to talk bout everyone there and where they went lmao ?
Always amazing stories and visuals , and happy holidays to you and yours
What a fantastically dramatic finale to this two-part saga!
Bravo! Excellent story telling. Thank you 🙏
Im blown away. the quality is.. im speechless!
Great content and knowledge as always 🤌🏾 Thanks brother 🤙🏾💪🏾
I get so stoked for all your new videos. Keep up the good work they’re amazing and I can tell there is much work that goes into them.
I find myself watching your videos several times. Your style, commentary and sound, combined with beautiful art/imagery ,creates an engaging experience. Well done as always
Man these videos are awesome - absolutely love the dark scenes, music, the use of words and narration
Wow wow wow! So well done! Thank you so much for making this. You’re incredibly talented - both the narration and the visuals were faultless. So happy I found this channel!
Don’t ever stop making these videos guys
You are an amazing storyteller! Your videos are like an epic movie! Thanks for giving them to us, especially today when Hollywood doesn't do it anymore!
This was fantastically made!
The art and the writing keeps getting better. Great work guys!
Excellent as always, keep up the amazing work.
Great work! 👏🏻 loving these Viking videos thank you!
Thank you for this vid! Been waiting
I loved this series guys, top notch!
AMAZING storytelling, beautiful artwork, GREAT content!! I just you guys a few days ago and thank God for that!! Keep up all the hard work and looking forward to the next epic adventure!!
Incredibly impressive. Ruthlessness often prevails when coupled with sound strategies. Fascinating stuff
This is such an awesome channel! What a great story!
The narration, artwork and editing are so great. Love the topic too
Incredible, as always. Thank you for your time and effort. I’d love to see histories on the Great Heathen Army’s battles with the Anglo Saxons.
this series was truly amazing, enjoyed every episode in it, well it is not a surprise that it was so amazing, keep up the good work, really love the art and the narration of each episode, both were epic and enhanced every minute of each episode : )
Great research and storytelling. And major props to the artist' who made the illustrations, it added such a layer of immersion. Great job!
Truly enjoy watching and listening your videos
Excellent story-telling!
Gives me goosebumps every time I watch this
Great vid bro , absolutely fantastic work 👏
Really spectacular work here guys. Big fan of what y’all do here on the channel!
The sound ambiance is realky well made bravo
Harold the Hard-ruler, a apt name.
That was excellent. Fantastic production values.
Worth the wait. Fantastic content
man your storytelling is absolutely amazing
Wow. Worth the wait. Thank you
This shit's dope af, honestly you guys make the best historical narration i've ever seen, from the dub and illustration to the sound effects and music like damn. Hope you guys can make more on the chinese side tho i really want to see how you guys narates the qin unification or the rise of han or even the fall of the ming dynasty, keep up the great work!
I first learned about Harald Hardrada as a kid in his fateful engagement at the Battle of Stamford Bridge but really it’s his rule in Norway that’s more important: not only there did he earn his namesake, Harald really showed the best of his ability to easily form alliances and break them as soon as their usefulness came to an end.
Incredible video. Love your content!
Idk but Viking history is so interesting. I’m hooked on it.
These 2 vids and the "Mongol destruction" vid are my favorite...not of yours.... favorite history short on KZhead hands down. Great job brother plz more plz good Sir 😊
Thanks!
@@HistoryDose yeah brother... amazing work my friend, only complaint is time between videos...but I know it takes time for this level of quality .....but still I want more ASAP lol 😂 Brilliant
amazing work once again.
the way you present your vdeos are better than netflix's documentary
Amazing video, I love your channel keep up the work!
Amazing video! As always, the art is top notch and the narration epic. I hope we get more eastern Roman history though, maybe the battle of Kleidion (1014) and the brutal treatment of the Bulgarian captives by Basil II?
Amazing work
Ahhh the good old days
There kinds of stories would make the coolest picture books.
I’ve watched so many history docs, essays and animations on KZhead. Hours and hours over years. I’m putting my 2 pence in and I think this is the best channel. Would love to see an episode on ‘King death’, the artistic and metaphysical interpretation of the Black Death. HistoryDose has the right atmosphere and elan. Keep up the amazing work.
What a wonderfully atmospheric video.
This guy is a great storyteller