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Haakon Sigurdsson: The last great pagan ruler of Norway (part 2)
By the mid-970s, Haakon Sigurdsson ruled Norway in all but name. Saga tradition presents him as loyal to the old ways and the Old Norse Gods, yet his fall came bloody, swift, and tragic.7 months ago — History -
Haakon Sigurdsson, the last great pagan ruler of Norway: Refugee to ruler (part 1)
A firm believer in the Old Norse gods, Haakon Sigurdsson would rise to ultimate power in Norway and involve himself in international politics before a dramatic fall from power led to a grisly death. We look at the man who was King of Norway in all but name for two dramatic decades in the Viking Age.8 months ago — History
