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We left off in the Court of Harald Hardrada.
And you probably feel like you know a lot about this man by now. There’s the stories about the empress, and his time as a Varagian, and about his reputation as a seductive warrior poet. And all of the “oh my god this guy is hot” stories really were circulating around him… Like, if you were going to cast Harald Hardrada for your 1066 movie, you would probably cast him with Jason Momoa. But Harald was a person, and while the stories about Harald’s sex appeal are hilariously awesome (which is why I often bring them up), the fact was that Harald had many more sides to him.
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