http://manzine.org/2009/08/04/real-men-harald-hardrada/ Lifestyle magazine for men by men. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:37:35 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 http://manzine.org/2009/08/04/real-men-harald-hardrada/#comment-203 jesse helms think-alike Sun, 16 Aug 2009 06:24:13 +0000 http://manzine.org/?p=420#comment-203 Great article. Interesting stuff. I've read "The Golden Warrior" by Hope Muntz ,"1066 the year of the conquest " by David Howarth and "The Normans in Sicily" by J. Julius Norwich. A fascinating era about which less is known than the Roman empire's zenith a millenium earlier. Somewhere in one of those books it is pointed out that Hardrada means "hard-bargainer" or "rough-customer." According to Muntz, the Norman invaders led by duke William carried a tattered battleflag that had been carried by the Norman conquerors of Sicily some years earlier. Great article. Interesting stuff. I’ve read “The Golden Warrior” by Hope Muntz ,”1066 the year of the conquest ” by David Howarth and “The Normans in Sicily” by J. Julius Norwich. A fascinating era about which less is known than the Roman empire’s zenith a millenium earlier. Somewhere in one of those books it is pointed out that Hardrada means “hard-bargainer” or “rough-customer.” According to Muntz, the Norman invaders led by duke William carried a tattered battleflag that had been carried by the Norman conquerors of Sicily some years earlier.

]]> http://manzine.org/2009/08/04/real-men-harald-hardrada/#comment-171 Manly Thoughts | Outside the Beltway | Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Sat, 08 Aug 2009 11:33:07 +0000 http://manzine.org/?p=420#comment-171 [...] Real Men: Harald Hardrada He fought in Sicily and Bulgaria, and visited Jerusalem. He married a Russian princess, and ruled as a Norwegian King. He died a thousand miles away from Byzantium and Kiev, fighting on the shores of England. [...] [...] Real Men: Harald Hardrada He fought in Sicily and Bulgaria, and visited Jerusalem. He married a Russian princess, and ruled as a Norwegian King. He died a thousand miles away from Byzantium and Kiev, fighting on the shores of England. [...]

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