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UNITER VIKING
Harald Bluetooth
the Viking that united Denmark                   
Harald "Bluetooth" Gormsson was a king of Denmark and Norway. He was the son of King Gorm the Old and of Thyra Dannebod. Harald ruled as king of Denmark from c. 958 – c. 986. Harald introduced Christianity to Denmark and consolidated his rule over most of Jutland and Zealand.

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FIERCE FEMALE VIKING
Freydis Eiriksdottir, daughter of Erik the Red
the most famous female Viking.
Freydís Eiríksdóttir was an Icelandic woman said to be the daughter of Erik the Red, who figured prominently in the Norse exploration of North America as an early colonist of Vinland, while her brother, Leif Erikson, is credited in early histories of the region with the first European contact.

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CHAMPION VIKING
Sweyn Forkbeard, son of Harald Bluetooth
the Viking who conquered England                   
Sweyn led massive raids against England in 1002-5, 1006-7 and 1009-1012. This was done not only for riches and power but for revenge, for in 1002, English king Æthelred the Unready ordered that all the Danes in England be killed. This is known as the St. Brice’s Day Massacre.

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WARRIOR VIKING
Ragnar Loðbrók
the fearless Viking hero and unstoppable leader                            
Ragnar was a 9th-century Danish king whose campaigns included a battle with the Holy Roman emperor Charlemagne. According to Saxo’s legendary history, Ragnar was eventually captured by the Anglo-Saxon king Aella of Northumbria and thrown into a snake pit to die.

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VISIONARY VIKING
Leif Erikson, son of Erik the Red
the Viking who discovered America                                 
Leif Erikson, also known as Leif the Lucky, was a Norse explorer who is thought to have been the first European to have set foot on continental North America, approximately half a millennium before Christopher Columbus.