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  Harald V of Norway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Harald V, styled His Majesty The King (born February 21, 1937), acceded to the throne as Norwegian Monarch on January 17, 1991.
Harald was the first Norwegian-born prince since the birth of Olav IV in 1370.
On 1 December 2003 King Harald was announced to be suffering from cancer of the bladder.
www.lighthousepoint.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Harald_V_of_Norway   (762 words)

  
 History of Bluetooth   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Harald I Bluetooth (Danish Harald Blåtand) was the King of Denmark between 940 and 985 AD.
When Harald's sister Gunhild was widowed after the death of the violent Norwegian king Erik Blood Axe, she came to Denmark to seek Harald's help in securing control of Norway.
Harald was killed in a battle in 985.
www.cs.utk.edu /~dasgupta/bluetooth/history.htm   (389 words)

  
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As they prepared to return home, Gyda gave her own message to King Harald: that she will only agree to be his lawful wife on the condition that he shall be king of all Norway and he can then call himself the king of a people.
King Harald’s children were all fostered and brought up by their relations on the mother’s side.
Harald died on a bed of sickness in Rogaland (A.D. 933), and was buried under a mound 13.5 ft. high at Haugar in Karmsund.
www.geocities.com /lakambini47/HTM/harald.htm   (1351 words)

  
 Harald V of Norway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
The son of Olav V and of Princess Märtha of Sweden, Harald was born at Skaugum in Asker, near Oslo.
Harald lived in Washington, DC during World War II, but returned to Norway to complete his education at the Norwegian Military Academy and then at Balliol College, Oxford.
Harald became King of Norway upon the death of his father on January 17, 1991.
www.peacelink.de /keyword/Harald_V_of_Norway.php   (334 words)

  
 Harald Zwart Transcript (Sep '01) - Interview - Stumped? - Stumped At the Video Store is a Magazine About Movies, DVD ...
HARALD ZWART: That was actually an identical joke to something I had done before on a commercial.
HARALD ZWART: That was the intention of all that.
HARALD ZWART: I put that scene in there so that you, as a viewer, are reminded that you are listening to somebody's memory, not the truth.
centerstage.net /stumped/Interviews/harald-zwart.html   (2059 words)

  
 Harald V of Norway -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Harald V (born February 21, 1937), styled His Majesty The King, acceded to the throne as (Click link for more info and facts about Norwegian Monarch) Norwegian Monarch on January 17, 1991.
Harald was the first (A Scandinavian language that is spoken in Norway) Norwegian-born prince since the birth of (Click link for more info and facts about Olav IV) Olav IV in 1370.
Harald married a (A person who holds no title) commoner, (Click link for more info and facts about Sonja Haraldsen) Sonja Haraldsen, in 1968, a marriage which sparked much public controversy.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/h/ha/harald_v_of_norway.htm   (662 words)

  
 Heimskringla: Harald Harfager's Saga
Eirik, Harald's son, was fostered in the house of the herse Thorer, son of Hroald, in the Fjord district.
Harald died on a bed of sickness in Hogaland (A.D. 933), and was buried under a mound at Haugar in Karmtsund.
Harald Harfager was, according to the report of men~of knowledge, or remarkably handsome appearance, great and strong, and very generous and affable to his men.
sunsite.berkeley.edu /OMACL/Heimskringla/harfager.html   (10639 words)

  
 The Age of Chivalry - Harald Sigurdsson ‘Hardrada’, King of Norway 1047-1066   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Born in 1015 Harald Sigurdsson – later nicknamed ‘Hardrada’ (the Ruthless or Hard Ruler) - was the son of a petty Norwegian king ruling the Ringerike district.
Harald and Tostig both agreed to invade in the summer of 1066 and the Norwegian king assembled a fleet of around 240 ships carrying an army of 9,000-10,000 men.
The death of Harald Hardrada, and the defeat of the Vikings at the Battle of Stamford Bridge, is widely seen as the end of the Viking age.
www.taoc.co.uk /content/view/44/43   (1328 words)

  
 Ancestors and Family of Harald Grenske   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Harald Grenske came into his company, and cruised with Toste in summer; and wherever Harald came he was well thought of by every one.
Harald Grenske, as before related, was king in Vestfold, and was married to Asta, a daughter of Gudbrand Kula.
Harald says, "Asta is a good and clever woman; but she is not so well born as I am." Sigrid replies, "It may be that thou art of higher birth, but I think she is now pregnant with both your fortunes." They exchanged but few words more before the queen rode away.
nygaard.howards.net /files/189.htm   (1103 words)

  
 Vikings & their Gods - Harald III
Harald III, called The Hard Ruler (Norwegian Hårdråde) (1015-1066), king of Norway (1047-1066), a descendant of Harald I.
Harald participated in the Battle of Stiklestad in 1030, fighting beside his half brother, King Olaf II, against Norwegian rebels aided by Denmark.
Harald returned to Norway in 1046, and his nephew, Magnus I (the Good), who was then king, gave him half the kingdom in return for half the treasure Harald had amassed in the East.
www.angelfire.com /realm/shades/vikings/harald3.htm   (200 words)

  
 Excerpts from the Saga of Harald Hardrade
Harald went with his men to the land of Jerusalem and then up to the city of Jerusalem, and wheresoever he came in the land all the towns and strongholds were given up to him.
Harald remained there late in harvest, and was hospitably entertained; for the stormy weather continued, and there was no getting to sea, and this continued until winter set in; so the earl and Harald agreed that he should remain there all winter.
Harald sat on the high- seat on one side of the earl; and on the other side sat the earl's wife, one of the most beautiful women that could be seen.
www.shsu.edu /~his_ncp/Hardrada.html   (14401 words)

  
 The California Libre Screed: Ode to Harald Szeemann et al.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
I have also enclosed numerous other obituaries for Harald as they appeared in the last few days, mostly in Europe; because of the nature of Internet news, some of these links will undoubtedly be soon broken, and most are in German.
Harald Szeemann era membro di importanti organi culturali quali l’Academy of Arts di Berlino e la European Academy of Sciences and Arts di Salisburgo ed aveva insegnato anche all’Accademia di Mendrisio.
Harald Szeemann, commissaire d'exposition, est mort, vendredi 18 février, d'un cancer de la plèvre.
home.earthlink.net /~jsmog/2005/02/ode-to-harald-szeemann-et-al.html   (905 words)

  
 Harald Bluetooth
Harald Blåtand asked him a very tough question: "Will you carry hot iron for your faith..!?" Poppo answered him "yes" and carried the hot iron with his bare hands and passed the test.
Harald Blåtand was the first king to issue coins with a cross on it.
Harald found shelter in Jumme (Jomsborg), which Adam of Bremen describes as the most important trading post of the Vender, also build by Harald Blåtand himself, and here he dies from his wounds.
www.vikingworld.dk /jellinge5.htm   (996 words)

  
 Bohr_Harald   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Harald Bohr was a younger brother of Niels Bohr.
Harald and Niels Bohr's mother, Ellen Adler Bohr, came from a wealthy Jewish family with family members who were important in banking and in politics in Denmark.
Harald Bohr worked on Dirichlet series, and applied analysis to the theory of numbers.
www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk /history/Mathematicians/Bohr_Harald.html   (727 words)

  
 Harald Hardrada
Harald was the half-brother of Olaf II, the king of Norway.
Harald was with Olaf when he was killed at the Battle of Stiklestad in 1030.
Harald sought refuge in Kiev and was protected by its ruler, Prince Yaroslav the Wise.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /MEDhardrada.htm   (334 words)

  
 Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Harald Szeemann was born on 11 June in Bern (Switzerland).
Harald Szeemann is given the responsibility for the Swiss pavilion in the Universal Exposition in Seville.
Today, Harald Szeemann divides his time between the Kunsthaus in Zürich, where he still holds the position of "independent curator", and his agency, which he calls "The Factory", in Ticino, the small Alpine village where he lives.
www.biennale-de-lyon.org /biac97/eng/szeembio.htm   (692 words)

  
 His Majesty King Harald   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
King Harald is the son of King Olav V (1903-1991) and Crown Princess Martha (1901-1954).
King Harald's mother was the daughter of the Swedish Prince Carl (1861-1951) and Princess Ingeborg (1878-1958).
King Olav's announcement in 1968 that Crown Prince Harald wished to marry a commoner triggered a heated political debate on the future of the monarchy.
www.reisenett.no /facts/government/king_harald.html   (1758 words)

  
 Harald, of the Muresk Clan. Pavic Citizen.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Harald is a Merchant, and follower of Issaries, as was his father and his father before him, &c.
Harald likes to dress well (after all would you pay large amounts of wheels to a beggar, no matter what the quality of his wares), although at present is looking a little worse for wear having had a rather unexpected swim and mudbath.
Harald has been impressed, so far, with his companions, and has taken a particular shine to Innyad, who has shown natural leadership qualities and friendliness towards Harald, Tralimar who has shown a particular aptitude with his sword, and Dirk simply because.
www.physiol.ox.ac.uk /~sl2/rq/harald.html   (221 words)

  
 Articles - Harald I of Norway   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Harald was therefore induced to take a vow not to cut nor comb his hair until he was sole king of Norway, and that ten years later, he was justified in trimming it; whereupon he exchanged the epithet "Shockhead" or "Tanglehair" for the one by which he is usually known.
In 866, Harald made the first of a series of conquests over the many petty kingdoms which then composed Norway, including those which had sworn allegiance to the Swedish king Erik Eymundsson.
Harald died in 933, having had eight wives and 23 children.
gaple.com /articles/Harald_I_of_Norway?mySession=b323ddc0e9aa8558e6e...   (723 words)

  
 Harald on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Harald de Norvège Le roi Harald de Norvège a été stoppé pour excès de vitesse par la police lors d'un contrôle-radar, cond.
Le roi Harald de Norvège Le roi Harald de Norvège est atteint d'un cancer de la vessie qui l'empêchera de remplir ses fonc.
L'humoriste Harald Schmidt L'Allemagne était consternée mardi au lendemain de l'annonce par l'humoriste Harald Schmidt de.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/i/ix1-h1arald.asp   (640 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Books: King Harald's Saga : Harald Hardradi of Norway: From Snorri Sturluson's Heimskringla (Classics S.)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Harald is a historical figure, and if one-tenth of the stories about him are true, he was a towering leader and villain.
Harald traveled throughout Russia and Europe, became a mercenary soldier of the Varangian Guard in Byzantium, and eventually returned to Norway to claim the throne.
Harald, a youth of 15 stands by his elder brother at Stiklstad, with a sword tied into his hands so he will not lose it in battle, but Olaf is finally brought down and Harald must flee with other survivors.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0140441832?v=glance   (2042 words)

  
 Heimskringla: Saga of Harald Hardrade: Part I
Harald, son of Sigurd Syr, was born in the year A.D. 1015, and left Norway A.D. He was called Hardrade, that is, the severe counsellor, the tyrant, though the Icelanders never applied this epithet to him.
Harald took it in his hands and said, "Where is the gold, friend Magnus, that thou canst show against this piece?" King Magnus replied, "So many disturbances and levies have been in the country that almost all the gold and silver I could lay up is gone.
King Harald was very proud, and his pride increased after he was established in the country; and it came so far that at last it was not good to speak against him, or to propose anything different from what he desired.
sunsite.berkeley.edu /OMACL/Heimskringla/hardrade1.html   (11978 words)

  
 CNN.com - Norway's King Harald V has cancer - Dec. 1, 2003
Norway's King Harald V has bladder cancer but is expected to respond well to treatment, his doctors said Monday.
Harald, 66, was admitted to an Oslo hospital Sunday night for tests.
Harald, a figurehead monarch, assumed the throne in January 1991 upon the death of his father, King Olav V. Harald is the third king of modern Norway and the first born in the country since 1370.
www.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/europe/12/01/norway.king.ap   (264 words)

  
 Harald Hardrada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Harald, however, played with chips of wood on a pond, pretending that they were his longships.
But Harald wanted housecarls, as many as could eat all his brother's cows at one time.
Harald once was asked by Swein Forkbeard what possession he valued the most.
itsa.ucsf.edu /~snlrc/britannia/hastings/haraldhardrada.html   (508 words)

  
 King Harald's Wedding.
King Harald and Eric stepped upon the platform, where the cross-bench was.
Eric gave a holy hammer to Harald, and it was like the hammer of Thor.
Harald led his bride to the horse and lifted her up and set her behind his saddle and said:
digital.library.upenn.edu /women/hall/viking/viking-XI.html   (598 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Books: Harald and the Great Stag   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Harald offers the Baron's hunters berries from his basket and listens to their stories of the hunt.
Harald decides to pro tect the stag by confusing the trail with deer droppings; then, covered with the scent, Harald briefly becomes one of the hunted.
Harald is a young boy who is captivated by this Great Stag.
www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0899195148   (422 words)

  
 Harald IV --  Encyclopædia Britannica
byname Harald Gille, or Gilchrist king of Norway (1130–36), a ruthless sovereign whose feud with his fellow king Magnus IV the Blind over the Norwegian throne marked the beginning of a period of civil wars (1130–1240) during which the right to rule was constantly in dispute.
Harald's weak character helped lay the foundation for the increasingly powerful role played by the aristocracy in the civil war...
From Haakon I to Haakon V they were all descendants of Harald the Fairhair, the first king of Norway (see Norway).
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9039203?tocId=9039203   (715 words)

  
 Articles - Harald I of Norway   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Harald Fairhair or Harald Finehair (Old Norse:Haraldr hinn hárfagri, Icelandic:Haraldur hinn hárfagri, Norwegian:Harald Hårfagre) (c.
When he grew old, Harald handed over the supreme power to his favourite son Eirik Bloodaxe, whom he intended to be his successor.
Snorre Sturlason, in his Heimskringla, claims that Torgils was Harald's son.
www.gaple.com /articles/Harald_I_of_Norway?mySession=b323ddc0e9aa8558e6ee274c7045b384   (723 words)

  
 Harald Zwart´s first fanpage!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Based on the work of Scandinavia's biggest-selling novelist, the miniseries was edited and released theatrically and went on to become the region's highest grossing film of the year.
Harald is currently in post-production on his new MGM feature entitled: "Agent Cody Banks".
It is the story of James Bonds' nephew when the fate of the world is thrust into his fifteen year old hands.
www.haraldzwart.com /more.html   (432 words)

  
 Press Release: 2004 Herbrand Award for Distinguished Contributions to Automated Reasoning for Harald Ganzinger (News ...
Harald Ganzinger, born 1950, has been leader of the Programming Logics Group at MPI Saarbrücken and honorary professor at the University of the Saarland since 1991; before, he held a chair in computer science at the University of Dortmund.
His main field of research is automated deduction -- the development of push-button methods for proving and disproving logical statements that can be used as automatic tools within the verification of large hardware and software systems.
The Herbrand Award will be presented at the "International Joint Conference on Automated Reasoning" in Cork (Ireland) on July 7, 2004.
domino.mpi-sb.mpg.de /internet/news.nsf/Press%2BReleases/20040420   (265 words)

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