The Greatest Viking King | Harald Hardrada

[@dannyleonard7]

Netflix should have made him the true main character like Ragnar was at the beginning of Vikings

[@historyprofiles]

I agree, should have had harald as the hero, and his transition from boy to man. And then hero’s journey he went thought

[@rhzyo]

Agreed and they then could have switched to William the bastard and how he grew up

[@dannyleonard7]

@@rhzyo Agreed, I would have the show follow Harald and then when he died, transition to William landing on the beaches of England a few days later and that's the cliffhanger for the next show

[@arelendil7]

An incredible interesting life! He deserves a series of his own, but a historical one telling us the real life of the Vikings, how they interacted and commerced through the lands of Ukraine and their important role in Constantinople, the war against the Saracens in the Mediterranean, the Crusaders, the alliance between the Bizantine Empire with the Normans in Sicily and their feud, etc. Some series to educate us in an entertaining way, to leave a footprint in the history of television. Hardrada was a ruthless man in a ruthless time.

[@chrisrhodes2]

The same show that had Leif and Harald as the same age despite Leif being 45 years older. Don't expect any good decisions from them

[@michaeldpa1333]

The Viking Series (the History Channel) ignited my passion for Scandinavian History. The passion still burns! The Viking Series, the Last Kingdom (the Saxon Chronicles) and Vikings Valhalla can ALL BE VIEWED ON NETFLIX! Indulge your Vikings passions! Salute to King Canute, King Harald, and Ragnar (& his Sons). The Finest Vikings who ever lived! SKOAL from America!

[@TihetrisWeathersby]

Leo Suter did such a brilliant job playing him

[@historyprofiles]

The final scenes you see his eyes turn harsh when he becomes hardrada, I appreciated how he looked more fierce once he took that epithet

[@Chevelle-rx2ky]

What movie or show is this that you are discussing? 🤔 I'm very interested in watching.

[@historyprofiles]

@@Chevelle-rx2ky none it’s discussing his real life! He appears on Vikings Valhalla but that diverges from history

[@rhzyo]

​@@Chevelle-rx2ky vikings Valhalla which was disappointing but it had a few good parts

[@rhzyo]

​@@historyprofilesValhalla was a massive fail they could have done it so much better

[@MistressQueenBee]

This was AWESOME. Like a movie script in my headphones.

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you so much for watching!!

[@rhzyo]

Great video as always, his life was an amazing one. I wish they made a series about him. A Great man he was

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you so much for watching! He was great many songs were written of him!!

[@martinkafka9510]

"Seven feet of english ground, for he is taller than other men." Ironic that best line of Hardrada's life comes from Harold Godwinsson.

[@historyprofiles]

@@martinkafka9510 what an age of heroes, hardrada, godwinsson and so many others, so many poems and songs, Anglo Saxon England was a joy to learn about! I hope you enjoyed the video!

[@LuzMaria95]

I love the Vikings and I love history. Great channel. Keep it coming. ⚔️

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@lauravillanueva2175]

A very well rounded and pleasant experience for the eyes and the ears. An enchanting video for sure. Well Done.” : LEv

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you! I hope you enjoyed the take of the greatest Viking king!

[@BBEEAATTNNGGUU]

These long videos are awesome!!

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you so much! Had to try to make a king epic video for the greatest viking king, the thunderbolt of the north!

[@BBEEAATTNNGGUU]

@@historyprofiles It's hard to find videos over 10 minutes. I'm not getting the whole story in ten minutes no matter what the title says. You really did this one justice! Great video! Keep them coming, and thanks for all your hard work!

[@ELKE-]

History Profiles you are awesome! I love all of the contents you provided to us. This one is amazing follow your great narration. Thank you kindly

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you so much for watching!!! I hope you enjoyed the video ELKE!

[@ELKE-]

@@historyprofiles Thank you! Of course i enjoyed it, always!

[@wolfmauler]

The last and perhaps greatest Viking, but the greatest King, has to be Cnut, King of a North Sea empire.

[@historyprofiles]

its all a matter of opinion, the greatest could be the most powerful, which was canute, or the man who is celebrated more in the sagas and had more songs written about him than anyone which was harald, as he fought in many more battles and died a viking warrior death sword in hand. Its all a matter of opinoin, hope you enjoyed the video!

[@thewolf1630]

As always great content and much appreciated✊🏾 Keep the good vibes and knowledge coming in 🤙🏾

[@historyprofiles]

@@thewolf1630 thank you so much for watching! Hope you enjoyed the documentary style video on him!

[@thewolf1630]

@@historyprofiles Always great content and quality brother please keep on doing what you're doing ✊🏾🤙🏾

[@historyprofiles]

@@thewolf1630 thank you so much man! The fact that you enjoy and appreciate it is what keeps me going!

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Love your content! Thanks For this! ❤❤❤❤

[@historyprofiles]

Thank you so much! I hope you enjoyed the video! A lot of work. Went into it!!

[@Uzair_Of_Babylon465]

Great video keep it up you're doing amazing things 😁👍

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

He was the Last Great Viking. He died in battle to an equally great foe.

[@jaredtindall2447]

Harold Godwinson was an absolute unit and a proven leader, but I doubt he was Harald Hardrada's equal in battle. I think Hardrada was the most battle hardened and had the most physical prowess of any King of his time, he became victim of a bad decision to march to Stamford for hostages unarmored.

[@historyprofiles]

He was indeed. Harold godwinson too was a formidable foe. The story of him riding to meet his brother and hardrada before the battle is one of my favourites

[@Escobarseasonn]

Is this about the show Vikings Valhalla ? Is season 3 any good ?

[@historyprofiles]

@@Escobarseasonn it’s about the real life of harald!! It’s okay, diverges from real history a lot, if your watching having no knowledge of history you’ll enjoy it but if you already know what happens you might be disappointed

[@muhammadahmad1851]

​@@Escobarseasonnit's terrible bro...just like S2...they made it worse than a drunk lazy jobless dude. Imagine the only battle they gave is just less than 2 minutes with clingy dialog the entire season, just like 1v1 only on S2 which is total garbage

[@janasiagray8807]

Great video! I enjoyed it! Since your channel focuses on Vikings and Anglo Saxons, do you think that you will do a video on King Offa of Mercia or some early saxon rulers?

[@historyprofiles]

@@janasiagray8807 offa of Mercia is on my to do list! His daughters tale is also intriguing

[@lonestarbellepk]

​​@@historyprofileslook forward to it. My dad's family from Anhalt-Saxon (Brandenburg area) were Wends who are an interesting mix of Scandinavian-Slavs (Baltic regions and Eastern Europeans). DNA shows these areas instead of Germany.

[@jaredtindall2447]

The 'Hard-ruler', 'Thunderbolt of the North', 'Bulgar Burner' was true warrior-king. He was nearly unstoppable and if he would not have been caught off guard at Stamford Bridge, could have installed his bloodline as rulers of the North Sea Empire and changed history forever. Imagine if the Old English language merged with Old Norse instead of Norman - we could be speaking a form of Norwegian today instead of English!

[@historyprofiles]

I know! He’s reputation was one of legend even in his own time. This fate did not favour him and he died a true viking death, sword in hand just as he had lived. The greatest viking king

[@rafefleming]

Assuming he would have defeated William the Conqueror of course

[@michaeldpa1333]

Modern English actually evolved from the Saxons (Germanic). The Scandinavian's were also Germanic tribes.

[@lonestarbellepk]

Great documentary

[@historyprofiles]

@@lonestarbellepk thank you a lot of work went into it! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@alittlepeaceandkarma]

Probably the greatest Viking of them all.

[@historyprofiles]

@@alittlepeaceandkarma thank you so much for watching!!

[@alittlepeaceandkarma]

@@historyprofiles thank you for being the best history channel on KZbin. I love Anglo-Saxon England and Viking history.

[@-RONNIE]

Thank you for sharing his story with us. Would you want to live in that age or kind of culture

[@historyprofiles]

@@-RONNIE thank you so much for watching! Life is the easiest it has ever been in history so it’s hard to say, I think I would have wanted to, carving out one’s name through epic deeds. Would have been nice for your name to live on forever like haralds through story and song

[@-RONNIE]

@@historyprofiles True it's easier these days & there's really not a difference in both of my countries the US or Ireland. Well with me being in the woods all the time or as much as I can hunting, fishing, camping... I wouldn't have mind living back then. Personally I would have picked Ireland or Germania for Europe or were the Cherokee started. Either place would suit me just fine & just to stick with my ancestors.

[@sheepdog1102]

Well done, Thank you 😊

[@historyprofiles]

@@sheepdog1102 thank you so much for watching!!!

[@Robs-Ghost-410]

You should really do a video on General George Maniakes

[@Kevinb1821]

What’s amazing is if he waited just a week or so. He probably would have been king of England. Amazing to think how different history would be if that had happened.

[@albertenriquecrowleybeastc217]

I don't see Harold's army defeating William but you never know. It could have happened.

[@Ronin-101]

Awesome...bro pls cover early Saxon kings like penda..st Oswald..wulfhere etc pls bro

[@historyprofiles]

In thinking king offa, making Mercia the strongest kingdom before the rise of Egbert

[@dundundun4242]

Harold kicked his butt

[@Dumbo9]

Netflix did his character so dirty.

[@fightingfinn1503]

Would you do a video on Olaf the Black? There's not much of him on KZbin. His two kids, Leod and Gille-Mhoire, created the Highland Clans Macleod and Morrison, which became rival clans.

[@lisalking2476]

I'd like to hear about him 😊

[@historyprofiles]

@@fightingfinn1503 this is extremely interesting, I haven’t really heard of him apart from he may be descended from ivar the boneless, I’ll have a read into his life though

[@BeautifulBeastie]

Sounds intriguing 🤓👍

[@chrisrhodes2]

Hard to saw that when he lost to another Viking for the future of England

[@jacksoncothren5831]

In the story about Olaf, Harald and his brothers, the first said they would want great corn fields. How is this possible when corn wasn't introduced to Europe until around 1500 when Harald was alive almost 500 years earlier? Maybe I either missed something or misunderstood what was said.

[@prinz5816]

Seems to be a direct translation of norwegian "Korn" to "Corn" which isnt the same thing

[@petterskrue5984]

the norse "viking" influence on the British islands did not really end until after the truce between Scotland and Norway in 1266. And before this Magnus Barelegs, who was Harald's grandchild, had all of the islands in the Irish sea, including, The Hebrides, the Isle of Mon and the Isle of Man under his control - and also the kingdom of Dublin. In 1103 he was killed in an ambush in Downpatrick by his son's father in law.

[@bennetmoraleda1750]

From what I understand my mother’s Nordic side has lineage that traces to herald. I’m half Filipino but stand at 6’4 so always felt like that might have something to do with it 😅

[@AlexxHernandezz95]

They can literally make a season 4 probbaly another time jump.. I want to see the freydis go to the golden land with her brother and Harold going into his last battle in 1066 I know the show is not accurate but it would be nice. The first Viking show I thought they would have had spin offs. Maybe about Rollo in Normandy. Ubbe in the golden land with son Ragnar. Hvisterk in England. Ivars son In Russ. So many things they can do.

[@DeborahT-c2s]

My god, the amount blood spilt bc of religion is crazy .

[@thomasmyers9128]

They must of missed the part about loving your enemies….. I look at it like this…. If a cover band played your favorite song and totally destroyed it….. would you blame the original writer of the song….

[@jacksoncothren5831]

It's the easiest and least expensive way to have the poor fight to increase the wealth and lands of the elite. Once Constantine succeeded using this tactic the scale changed everything going forward. Ultimately it never is about religion but rather resources, power and legacy. Devolving into groups killing each other over the way in which they choose to worship the same God. It becomes rather ridiculous when you think about it. The problem isn't religion but rather mankind itself.

[@mickeyt3389]

No more than blood spilled for greed,power,money,ego, land, influence etc

[@kaloarepo288]

Religion is really only a pretty superficial aspect of all these conflicts - of course it mattered but I like to look western Europe in the early and high middle ages when the population was 100% Catholic and there was just as much bloodshed if not more between the different Catholic European polities -they fought over trade, land, resources and demarcation lines and also over which dynasties should rule. I have studied Italian medieval history in some depth and it was constant warfare between neighboring cities -all the same religion -and it was all about control of land, trade and resources. I'm talking about cities a few kilometers from each other like Florence and Siena, Venice and Milan not to mention Pisa and Genoa. It was the same everywhere else as in Germany and the Netherlands. Go to the Islamic world and things are exactly the same -different Islamic dynasties all vying for control and fighting each other -the Ummayads fighting the Abbasids etc etc etc

[@amandadassonville4043]

It has never stopped. Religion is the mother of all ef ups! 👀

[@jared1870]

Yes, I enjoyed the video immensely. I do not know why KZbin keeps suggesting videos of Trump and I nearly logged out until Yay! I saw that Ollie had uploaded another video on Viking warriors.

[@historyprofiles]

So glad you enjoyed the video!! A lot went into this one!

[@Hbest2019]

Interesting, I’ve been getting relentless suggestions for the cackling idiot Trump is running against.

[@sidney7129]

I wonder if you would make more videos about characters that appeared in Vikings Valhalla final season…

[@historyprofiles]

@@sidney7129 any suggestions on the new characters?

[@sidney7129]

@@historyprofiles what about king cnute children with queen aelfgifu? Harefoot and Svein…. Or King Magnus

[@historyprofiles]

@@sidney7129 I’ve done a video on queen aelfgifu, and harthacnut and harald Harefoot! Harthacnute and harald Harefoot feature on my mysterious deaths of English kings, although I’m yet to do a full documentary style video on them, as their lives were both quite uneventful and they both died young with no heirs, harthacnutes death was especially bad being poisoned at a wedding

[@historyprofiles]

@@sidney7129 fine ideas though!!

[@sidney7129]

@@historyprofiles gonna check that video 👍🏽

[@sidselfjeld3312]

His name is Knut, and not Canute. The K is pronaunsed as in Ken.

[@andreagibbs3440]

Corn wasn't brought to England or Europe and beyond before the 15th century from the Americas. Perhaps the translation was wheat, like what was pictured instead?

[@historyprofiles]

@@andreagibbs3440 that was written is harald hardradas saga in 1220 in snorri sturlosons Icelandic saga. So yes it is either a mistranslation or perhaps the viking had brought it back from Vinland before any other; much knowledge had been lost to history. Very good spot though, I did think that myself alas I didn’t want to ruin the saga with a side note

[@prinz5816]

@@historyprofilesNo. It seems to be a misunderstanding on the english modern translators side, Korn is Wheat in Norwegian.

[@vonderloo3184]

When was the poet writing about corn fields? Corn didnt exist until the New World & North America was discovered. @5:00

[@historyprofiles]

@@vonderloo3184 This extract is from Harald Hardrada’s Saga, written in about 1220 by the Icelandic historian and poet Snorri Sturluson. Three brothers - Guttorm, Halfdan and Harald - were playing in a puddle with model boats. King Olaf and the boys’ mother sat watching. King Olaf called Guttorm and Halfdan to him, and he asked Guttorm: ‘What do you want most?’ Guttorm said: ‘A cornfield! The whole field over there, jutting out into the lake.’ ‘There would be a lot of corn there!’ said the king. Then the king asked Halfdan: ‘And what would you most like to have?’ He said: ‘Cows! So many, that when they go down to drink, they’ll stand all round the lake, side by side.’ ‘That would be a very big farm,’ said the king. Then the king said to Harald: ‘And what do you want most of all?’ ‘Soldiers!’ said Harald. ‘So many that they will eat all Halfdan’s cows at one meal!’ The king laughed and said: ‘You are bringing up a king here, mother!’ .

[@ericturner5408]

So cornfield in this isn't like an American cornfield, it's a wheat field, the name corn was for like an oats or wheat

[@linseypizzuto390]

Think you’re thinking of sweetcorn… but when I was a child we would call cereal fields cornfields

[@vonderloo3184]

@@linseypizzuto390 MAZE.

[@argonaut_jay]

Olaf was so based

[@lisapop5219]

The bird story sounds exactly like a queen saint whose name escapes me. She was avenging her husband in, i think, Ukraine

[@elisesofie1856]

Olga of Kiev ;)

[@samborley5402]

How did Katie Vick not make this list?

[@spanishjohn420]

the thumbnail looks like Tristan Tate lol

[@Emanon...]

He wasn't the greatest king. Not even close. That honour should imo go to Canute. But he _was_ one hell of a viking warrior!

[@historyprofiles]

Debatable, greatest for me in terms of battle prowess and his legend throughout history. Canute was no doubt the most powerful, just depends on your interpretation of great, Canute was richer, had 10x the men and wealth, but harald is more celebrated in the sagas so really depends on your definition

[@DANEonDOPE]

@@historyprofiles No you are flat out wrong. Cnut The Great was King of England, Denmark and Norway. Money did not have anything to do with it. It was his father Sven and his father before him Harald who laid the foundations. Do better research dude.

[@historyprofiles]

@@DANEonDOPE honestly it’s subjective. Harald fought in way more battles and died with a sword in his hand the viking way arguably making him the greatest, he is also more remembered in history. Sweyn was one of the greatest yes, having his own father killed taking Denmark then ruling Norway and finally taking England. I have videos on all of them. Saying do better research when I have videos on all these people which last hours is laughable.

[@richardeckard3825]

Man .. Vikings Valhalla isn't accurate at all according to this. I know it's hollywood .. but they can at least try to make it more accurate lol

[@historyprofiles]

@@richardeckard3825 season 1 was okay in terms of budget, acting and visuals, they ruined Edmund Ironsides character and harald wasn’t even born when the st brices day massacre took place, and he wasn’t friends with Cnut, cnut literally wanted him dead which is why he had to go to exile, yeah they messed up a lot of stuff, shame because it had a lot of potential

[@richardeckard3825]

@@historyprofiles Yeah I love the show.. but it's really not accurate at all lol .. but these videos are awesome man! I've watched a couple tonight at work and can't wait to watch more!

[@historyprofiles]

@@richardeckard3825 thank you so much! Really appreciate it! I think it’s important to tell their real stories!

[@richardeckard3825]

@@historyprofiles yeah I agree...these were awesome and very informative! Imma watch more at work tonight lol 😄

[@caniblmolstr452]

The greatest Viking king was Cnut. Prove me wrong

[@historyprofiles]

its all a matter of opinion, the greatest could be the most powerful, which was canute, or the man who is celebrated more in the sagas and had more songs written about him than anyone which was harald, as he fought in many more battles and died a viking warrior death sword in hand. I hope you enjoeyd the video though!

[@caniblmolstr452]

@@historyprofiles the greatest means the one who achieved the greatest.. Which is Cnut. I didn't say the most popular, did I? Nor did you for that matter.

[@personnelente]

I thought Cnut the Great was the greatest Viking king.

[@historyprofiles]

@@personnelente most powerful yes, I think harald was the greatest though

[@Maridun50]

His last name is Not pronounced "hardrade". Dobble aa in Nordic language sounds more like "or" - so the more correct pronunciation is more like: "Hordrorthe". The name means "hard rule".

[@dansmith3755]

Vikings Valhalla is so bad. Not even close to being historically accurate. Almost as bad as Ivar dying in vitserks arms crying as battle surrounds them people fighting for their lives Alfred says “ stop fighting “ and everyone as far as the eye can see all stop immediately!? Dumbest ending to an epic show!? But even that wasn’t as bad as season 3 or Valhalla

[@historyprofiles]

Both the Vikings shows changed history a lot. Yeah the way ivar died wasn’t good considering he died in Ireland, ubba died in England and never went to Vinland, but hvitserk did become the king of York but I didn’t like his addict arc. Valhalla did alot wrong too, and was arguably worse as the sons of Ragnar are based on legend with their tales being almost mythical, so the writers had a lot to play around with, but the Jomsvikings they completely ruined it so many historical in accuracies, women wenrnt even allowed in their castle and they were a Viking mercenary order. Edmund Ironside who in real life was an epic warrior king, one of the greatest according to the Anglo Saxon chronicle, you don’t get the nickname Ironside unless your one of the greatest warriors ever seen. Those were my main 2 problems with Vikings Valhalla, I could think of more but don’t want to be writing forever

[@dansmith3755]

@@historyprofiles I love your work and appreciate the feedback!

[@AshleyMartin-f3x]

Were the viking's before Rome??

[@historyprofiles]

@@AshleyMartin-f3x after

[@alfie8708]

💋

[@LuckyK7777]

At 23:48 are those Black people?

[@historyprofiles]

Probably, people from all over the world congregated at Constantinople

[@garnerjoyce606]

What nation? Egyptian, Israeli, Syrian, etc?

[@garnerjoyce606]

Are people white? What nation? Family names denote, world around or heritage?

[@lisapop5219]

1:02:00 didn't he break them himself with sweyn?

[@historyprofiles]

@@lisapop5219 break what? What do you mean?

[@TheSocratesian]

Too bad this show is 90% Hollywood SMU with tons of DEI vomit for woke cultists.

[@MIS3RY.]

Yeah , one black woman is dei . Stfu .

[@historyprofiles]

That’s why I retell their true stories

[@garnerjoyce606]

In USA, inlaws

[@thomasmyers9128]

I thought he was mainly in Kyiv…. Ukraine

[@prinz5816]

Nope

[@krednevalga1686]

FIRST!!

[@historyprofiles]

Appreciate you!!!

[@ahhbobsagget942]

This dude always bitching at me for having a weak navy.

[@cartesian_doubt6230]

Also a Christian.

[@lucasricart9137]

Eastern Roman Empire NOT Byzantine ave Roma

[@historyprofiles]

@@lucasricart9137 The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centred in Constantinople during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages

[@markbulmer995]

The Norman's would never have conquered, if we hadn't hsd to go and fight him first

[@TOliver-kf4jx]

Sounds like public relations BS and embellished

[@historyprofiles]

@@TOliver-kf4jx of course it’s embellished, most of the information is taken from sagas and songs. Try and find 100% accurate tales from 1000 years ago, oh wait there all tales and stories

[@TOliver-kf4jx]

@@historyprofiles touche

[@Ngraini]

Not the greatest

[@historyprofiles]

Who would you choose? Whats say you

[@asuspiciouswatamelonthatdi9236]

God the actor who plays him in valhalla is so fucking hot.

[@historyprofiles]

@@asuspiciouswatamelonthatdi9236 nearly as muscular as myself

[@DANEonDOPE]

No he was not. Far from it. Sven Forkbeard and his son Cnut The Great was far better. Cnut was king of England, Norway and Denmark. Harald Hardrada aint shit my dude

[@historyprofiles]

@@DANEonDOPE you don’t think I know that? I did a one hour video on Canute. Lol it’s perspective if you think that great. Other people think harald the man than saw all of the world with his own eyes, was in way more battles than Canute and arguably Sweyn, not inheriting his position but taking it. Canute turned down single combat with Edmund, he didn’t want it….. could argue this pointless argument all day it’s subjective, but the king of England Denmark and Norway dosnt make you the greatest simply the most powerful.

[@andtand2558]

Knut and Forkbeard will today be more like Donald Trumph [ Bad politican] Harald Harderåde was viking

[@garnerjoyce606]

USA immigrants, question is previous to 1400/1500