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This is an illustrated adventure telling the story of King Harald Sigurdsson, the last king of the Vikings. Based on a true story, Harald's adventure takes him from a frightened teenager to wealthy and powerful warrior and finally, to a ruthless and tyrannical king, whose ambition leads him to a futile, yet glorious death at the battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066. In this exciting and action - packed story, Harald journeys across the world from Scandinavia to Russia, Byzantium, Sicily , Turkey, Palestine and finally England. Travelling overland and by sea he gathers wealth, recongition and power, and along the way meets a range of famous and flamboyant historical figures including Cnut the Great, Prince Jaroslav of Kiev, the Empress Zoe and King Harold of England.

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Book category Books in English Children's, Teenage & educational Children's / Teenage: general non-fiction People & places (Children's / Teenage)

• Full title: Tale of King Harald
• Author: Thomas Williams
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112
• EAN: 9780714123448
• ISBN: 0714123447
• ID: 02150641
• Publisher: British Museum Press
• Weight: 234 g
• Dimensions: 209 × 146 × 10 mm
• Date of publishing: 03. March 2014

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