The HORRIBLE Grave of Norway´s Greatest Viking King - Harald HARDRULER
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- Опубліковано 22 вер 2024
- I can hardly believe what my eyes tell me. The great king of Norway, Harald Hardruler, deserves better! Known as the "last viking" he fought battles his entire life, became King of Norway and even tried to conquer England. Today we find his grave in the city of Trondheim, Norway. Does it make sense that perhaps the most famous viking king is buried like this? Born as Harald Sigurdsson he fought his way to become King of Norway, but dreamed about more. He ended his life at the battle of Stamford Bridge where his army was destroyed. Today his resting place is somewhat controversial for a good reason. Check it out. The final resting place of Harald Hardråde, the "hard ruler". The last viking king. This could have been a great tourist attraction in the city of Trondheim. A great king should have a better resting place than this. This is the horrible grave of Norway´s greatest viking king, Harald Hardruler.
Is it okey that perhaps the greatest viking king is buried like this?? Let me know!
No.. Thats a disgrace.. I cant belive it.
Thank you for sharing we had a simlar situation in England with Richard 3rd he was reburied ...A great king you have I hope he gets the resting place he deserves.
Yes I know that story very well, it would be supercool if they could find Hardrade under og near that road, but no efforts right now unfortunately!
I read a book about Harald and his life, I think it was a fiction by Vera Henriksen, and I also was astonished when I found out he was buried like that. But think about his last enterprise that way: he took several hundreds of the best ships, he took tens of thousands of the best Norway men and sent them to die somewhere very far from their homes to fullfill his ambitions. I mean there is another point of view to look at that battle in England. Had he succeeded it would be another story, but he just devastated his own country and people.
I recall 20 years ago or so here was a push to get the bones exhumed again and interred at Nidaros but it was abandoned. Wikipedia has the location of his burial in former Helgeseter Priory slightly different than the corner Google maps pins it. Mentioning it encompasses the large white residential building at 47 Klostergata, the road and the office buildings at 60-62 Klostergata - to the left of the construction and where the pin is. I think putting a statue or monument in the corner of the garden at 47 Klostergata under the trees would be a nice alternative :) There is even a pirate ship there in the current 2022 streetview. :)
The two of us should exhume the bones and personally bring them to the cathedral...an alternative could be a statue like you say, thanks for the comment!
This might be of some interest: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exhumation_and_reburial_of_Richard_III_of_England - an English king whose remains were recently located under a car park and moved to a cathedral - Although I'm not sure Harald would want to be in a cathedral :-) - How about a longship-shaped monument ?
Vikings never built anything worth of notice. Nothing that survived anyway. Every viking museum that I have been to has been a disappointment. The stories and sagas are interesting but that's all. You can enjoy those from the comfort of your own home.
Check out the viking museum in Oslo, two ships have survived in good condition!
“ NBE”. No bear episode!
Harald Hardruler represented all the worst characteristics of the vikings. A warrior who looted, killed and conquered all he could. He was probably a slave trader too. And definetely not among the most highly rated Norwegian kings.
Of course he was a slave trader, he lived in Kyivan Rus, Byzantium - those two states benefited on slaves and slavery trade. Not to mention that Norwegian people that time also had slaves (thralls).
"Hardruler" I doubt you would have a chance to get voted with such a name in a democracy. ;)