The Last Viking: The Saga of Harald Hardrada (TRIH ep 552, part 1)
1030 · Resource
This episode introduces the early life and dramatic career of Harald Hardrada (Harald Sigurdsson). Using saga material (notably Snorri Sturluson and Heimskringla) the hosts recount Harald’s youth, his service under his half-brother Olaf the Stout, and the defeat and death of Olaf at the Battle of Stiklestad in 1030.
On these timelines: The Rest Is History (podcast), Resources: Combined
Around 1030
- Norman Conquest of England (1066)
- East–West Schism (1054)
- Christianisation of Kievan Rus' (988)
- Founding of the Capetian dynasty (987)
- Reign of William the Conqueror (1066)
- Battle of Hastings (1066)
- Bi Sheng invents movable type (1040)
- Battle of Manzikert (1071)
- William the Conqueror (1028)
- Investiture Controversy (1076)