Olaf II of Norway

only one of those stereotypes is historically correct-their ruthless tendencies. Vikings were not known as Vikings until they had long disassembled, they were primarily known as Danes. Their homelands were located in the northern areas of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, three countries of Scandinavia. Like any other powerful leader and person, Harald Sigurdsson ‘Hardrada’, which is an epithet given to him, had strengths, weaknesses, climaxes and downfalls throughout his life, beginning on his nameday

“Someone yelled from the bottom, ‘if you voted for Trump, you better be fucking scared.’ Everyone clapped and applauded,” recounted Kathryn Hinderaker, Vice President of the St. Olaf College Republicans. “Obviously, it didn’t feel super safe.” Conservatives on college campuses are being terrorized across the nation, facing threats of violence and sometimes worse. The portrayal of campus conservatives as monsters is an apt comparison to the monstrosity the reader observes in the novels When the Emperor

honour. Who knows if I shall become famous far and wide?” This showcases one of the eight talents which Harald claimed to have mastery over, poetry. Though much of the artistry is lost in translation, Gabrielle Turvelle-Petre claims that, “No king of Norway was himself a better poet, and none showed a deeper appreciation for the art than Harald did.” The other talents Harald laid claim to were: blacksmithing, horse riding, swimming, running on skies, archery, throwing a javelin and playing the harp.

Nicole Ru Honors European History Period 5 05/18/2016 Norway Syttende Mai – May 17 Children, donned in their traditional outfits known as bunads, march through the streets of Norway accompanied by the festive music of marching bands. It is an exciting day for Norwegians to celebrate the signing of their constitution in 1814. Centuries of being under the rule of Denmark and later Sweden would eventually lead to Norwegian nationalism and their desire to be independent. The signing and

settled life in Northumbria in York. Some assembled on the Thames to form a new army to return to the European continent to begin new campaigns and take advantage of the political turmoil in Francia with the death of King Charles the Bald (Charles II) in 877 AD. Although with the treaty in place between King Alfred of Wessex and King Guthrum of the Danelaw, Alfred was saved any major conflicts but still had to deal with the occasional Viking raid here and there upon his kingdom. Alfred had reorganized

back against the Germans? When the war broke out in 1939, Norway declared itself a neutral nation, although it was no secret that they were a neutral country, siding with the allied powers. But, in the early morning of April 9th, 1940, German forces invaded Norway, King Haakon, and the government refused to surrender, but after two months. the German forces had taken control of most of Norway. From now on and until May 8, 1945 Norway would be under German rule as an occupied territory. The King

Church separates from Rome and Constantinople -Christianization of Hungary begins -Revival of monasticism in England -Poles convert to Christianity under Mieczyslav I -Olaf Tryggvesson becomes first Christian king of Norway -First canonization of saints -Gerbert of Aurillac, mathematician, inventor, and philosopher, becomes Pope Sylvester II, first French pope -The beginning of the famous Arabian tales “A Thousand and One Nights”. -Vikings have developed the art of shipbuilding and discover Greenland

Norway is in the western part of the Scandinavian Peninsula. Norway is the farthest north of any other European country. Norway is a constitutional monarchy. . The Norsemen, also known as Vikings, ravaged the coasts of northwest Europe from the 8th to the 11th century and were ruled by local chieftains. The first king of Norway was Olaf II Haraldsson. Norway was ruled by Danish kings until 1814. Norway’s official language is Norwegian

Robert Bly’s “Waking from Sleep” explores the thoughts and events that occur at night as the country recovers from the war that has just occurred. In the first stanza of the poem, the narrator is addressing the war, the reader can confirm this because he states “tiny explosions at the waterlines” (line2) and “wind of the salty blood” (line 3). The reader is immediately informed that a war has occurred because of the navies setting forth, tiny explosions and salty blood. In the second stanza, the

The time of the middle ages was a very time in history. The middle ages spanned from around the 1400s and the 1500s. It was a very dark time with many wars and diseases. The people were ruled by emperors, kings, queens and dukes. Many of these rulers led their people into wars as they wanted to expand their power to more people and land. The middle ages was the time between the 5th century and the 17th century and consist of many important people and wars that helped shape the life in the middle