tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post5187010262123696541..comments2024-03-28T09:00:43.893+01:00Comments on The Multicolored Diary: H is for King Harald's Saga (Epics from A to Z)The Multicolored Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01144973071708552103noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-80612505219493537872015-04-14T12:00:32.293+02:002015-04-14T12:00:32.293+02:00This really sounds familiar. I'm sure I've...This really sounds familiar. I'm sure I've heard of King Harald before but can't place where or how. Even his brother's name Saint Olaf sounds really familiar. UGH. Now this will be bugging me until I can remember how I know about this story! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09524671856088482077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-79974922821617015642015-04-12T14:39:18.686+02:002015-04-12T14:39:18.686+02:00Nope, that is actually also in the saga :) He got ...Nope, that is actually also in the saga :) He got shot, in some sources in the eye, in some sources in the neck...A Tarkabarka Hölgyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06719668142192116685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-13921602681048093942015-04-11T19:28:17.234+02:002015-04-11T19:28:17.234+02:00Isn't there a legend about an arrow in the tha...Isn't there a legend about an arrow in the that relates to him and the battle off 1066? Or am I dreaming?djinniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08552593765592424706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-60734975466023091792015-04-10T19:42:59.018+02:002015-04-10T19:42:59.018+02:00I love the scene with the snake! It's nice to...I love the scene with the snake! It's nice to see a snake being used as something other than a villain.Carrie-Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05810154378449825641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-28893260849185197022015-04-10T13:56:23.303+02:002015-04-10T13:56:23.303+02:00Sounds like a wonderful story. The vikings were r...Sounds like a wonderful story. The vikings were ruthless! Great post!Mina Burrowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14483363743530076604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-79263654263171717952015-04-10T07:28:36.480+02:002015-04-10T07:28:36.480+02:00Sounds like an interesting guy. I like that he doe...Sounds like an interesting guy. I like that he doesn't take any nonsense. ;)Sara C. Sniderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16148040154590535970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-76697927077550465162015-04-10T06:02:18.551+02:002015-04-10T06:02:18.551+02:00As a proud Viking, I fully approve of this post. :...As a proud Viking, I fully approve of this post. :)J.H. Moncrieffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18045467689291025137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-67468559521063528672015-04-10T04:05:26.963+02:002015-04-10T04:05:26.963+02:00Again with the exile thing... imagine how many wei...Again with the exile thing... imagine how many weirdos would be wandering the globe these days if we outcast them all... wait... maybe that already happens???Wendy of the Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01075191933681796096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-10137692532288529422015-04-10T02:58:24.623+02:002015-04-10T02:58:24.623+02:00Battles, romance, prison, escapes....sounds like i...Battles, romance, prison, escapes....sounds like it's packed with action.<br /><br /><a href="http://homelessbridge.blogspot.com/2015/04/hobo-and-homeless.html" rel="nofollow">Sandy at Bridge and Beyond</a>Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13141251905909903805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-166010864229562932015-04-10T01:54:27.448+02:002015-04-10T01:54:27.448+02:00The Legendary Ladies are my A to Z Co-hosting team...The Legendary Ladies are my A to Z Co-hosting team :) They help with keeping the challenge fun and organized!A Tarkabarka Hölgyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06719668142192116685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-28889884675845817632015-04-10T01:46:37.620+02:002015-04-10T01:46:37.620+02:00Love this, I am always looking for 1066 related fa...Love this, I am always looking for 1066 related facts... sort of a quirk of mine. So is the League of Legendary Ladies A to Z group listed somewhere as a bunch of women bloggers? Just curious. History and women and interconnections and spinoffs are fascinating.Nancy Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04040843481095958018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-40010525603381999512015-04-10T00:48:31.689+02:002015-04-10T00:48:31.689+02:00Wonderful saga, a great hero Harald !!Wonderful saga, a great hero Harald !!Leovihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970831445283294241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-21977412769691854142015-04-09T22:46:27.150+02:002015-04-09T22:46:27.150+02:00Reminds me a bit of Alexander the Great. Hard on ...Reminds me a bit of Alexander the Great. Hard on the masses, great for the nobility all this raiding and battle glory. Most successful rulers had a very firm hand with their subjects. Hadrada - like the ways the name sounds, rather crisp .Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-40537105496808988642015-04-09T18:16:44.242+02:002015-04-09T18:16:44.242+02:00He looks the part of Viking, all right. Plunder, k...He looks the part of Viking, all right. Plunder, kill, go home. Then repeat. What a life.cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-56984378920688981152015-04-09T16:54:46.333+02:002015-04-09T16:54:46.333+02:00The constant warring must have been so hard on the...The constant warring must have been so hard on the common folks while the kings raked in all the fame and glory.Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-44611957221629098062015-04-09T16:20:35.029+02:002015-04-09T16:20:35.029+02:00This is right up my ally. Love European history. W...This is right up my ally. Love European history. Who needs Game of Thrones?Stephen Tremphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10387553613827257304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-46428893863051470542015-04-09T14:26:24.829+02:002015-04-09T14:26:24.829+02:00Harald's trick with the snake is exactly the s...Harald's trick with the snake is exactly the sort of brilliance in stories that can inform the living of life. Love it! worddancewomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13985046015947497251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-32857848453282456872015-04-09T14:08:29.131+02:002015-04-09T14:08:29.131+02:00I am really digging your theme... really, I am fas...I am really digging your theme... really, I am fascinated in this kind of stuff... since a kid.<br /><br />Jeremy [Retro]<br />AtoZ Challenge Co-Host [2015]<br /><br />There's no earthly way of knowing.<br />Which direction we are going!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.beingretro.com/" rel="nofollow">HOLLYWOOD NUTS!</a><br />Come Visit: You know you want to know if me or Hollywood... is Nuts?Jeremy [Retro]https://www.blogger.com/profile/09912258155288958827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-51896631525686673932015-04-09T12:39:27.144+02:002015-04-09T12:39:27.144+02:00Sounds like he was a bit stern, but an intelligent...Sounds like he was a bit stern, but an intelligent ruler. Love the idea of the snake. Wonder if it would really work?<br />Tasha<br /><a href="http://tashasthinkings.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Tasha's Thinkings</a> | <a href="http://www.wittegenpress.com/wp_main/blog" rel="nofollow">Wittegen Press</a> | <a href="http://fantasyboysxxx.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">FB3X (AC)</a>Tasha Duncan-Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591239019422681163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-61725525330822492602015-04-09T07:50:55.853+02:002015-04-09T07:50:55.853+02:00You know what? I kno wthis saga. I thought I'd...You know what? I kno wthis saga. I thought I'd never say this on this blog!<br /><br />I love Scandinavian stories and legend and I studied a bit of Vikin history by myself. These are fascinating matters, at least, they have always fascinated me. <br />JazzFeathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08650512457155395633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10291792973931256.post-41820862238491331332015-04-09T07:33:21.408+02:002015-04-09T07:33:21.408+02:00This is one I think I need to read. I've done ...This is one I think I need to read. I've done readings on English, French and Russian histories, but I've never gone the way of the Scandinavians. It might be time... <a href="http://erraticprojectjunkie.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Elle @ Erratic Project Junkie</a>ErraticEllehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08807468379577508119noreply@blogger.com