In the wild land of Norway, in addition to paying more attention to the history of Canute the Great and his successors, William did not pay much attention to the other Norwegian nobles who were called dukes who were actually tribal leaders.

However, the members of the Inglin family, Harald's name and nickname 'The Heartless', managed to pique William's interest and remind him of certain historical stories.

Harald the 'Heartless'. Inglin is associated with the historical William Norman conquest and is one of the three protagonists in this famous historical event, and William can recall stories about him, and he also paid special attention to it because it was related to himself.

Harald III, also known as Harald Hadrada, meaning "Harald the Heartless", reigned from 1046 to 1066, a king, military strategist, and conqueror of Norway. Born in 1015, a descendant of the blonde King Harald and the son of the chief of eastern Norway, Sigül So, he is known as "the last Viking of the Viking", and his death also marks the end of the Viking era.

In 1030, at the age of 15, he took part in the "Battle of Sticlesta", initiated by his half-brother Olaf Haraldsson (Olaf II), and was defeated by the Danes, who was killed in battle.

After the defeat, Harald led the remnants of his men south across the Baltic Sea to Russia, where he defected to the Grand Duke of Kiev, Yaroslav I Vladimirovich (the Wise).

Tall, with a blond beard, and a handsome man, he soon won the favor of the Grand Duke, who entrusted him with the task of leading the army as a mercenary against the Poles, and was invincible. As a reward, the Grand Duke betrothed his daughter Elizabeth into his wife.

A few years later, Harald, as the leader of the Norwegian warriors, was invited to join Michael IV's army in the Mediterranean under the Byzantine Empire, and then to Sicily and Bulgaria.

He was very scheming and outwitting in battle, and used his original "shield warfare" and "bird-to-fire attack."

It is said that when he led his army to attack a city in Sicily, he found that the birds in the city would fly to the surrounding countryside every day to feed, and Harald, who was observant and fond of using his brain, ordered his men to catch many of these birds, tie flakes of fir wood to their backs, and paint them with flammable materials mixed with wax and sulfur, and then set fire to the flakes of fir wood and release the birds.

The birds returned to their nests and set fire to the eaves, and the whole city burst into flames, and Harald took the opportunity to invade the city.

At the same time, Harald was also adept at "tricking death into the city", and he and his warriors are said to have laid siege to a defended city in Sicily. As the days passed, the Sicilian dwellers held on to the city and showed no signs of defeat, but they were completely unaware of Harald's whereabouts, and it is said that Harald appeared to be terminally ill and had not been seen since entering the tent.

Soon some besieging soldiers came to the city, claiming that their great leader was dead and that their only wish was for the leader to rest in peace. The inhabitants of the city believe that the funeral of an important person will bring great wealth to the place.

They enthusiastically agreed to the request. On that day, the local priest, dressed in ornate robes, led the people who were carrying the coffin solemnly towards the city gates.

Suddenly, the soldiers of Harald rushed towards the city with their coffins aloft, and in an instant the battle began. If it weren't for the money obsessive, the residents of the city might be more vigilant. Of course, if they knew Harald better, they wouldn't have been foolish enough to open their gates to him.

Because Harald was not only an experienced military leader, but also a cunning, scheming deceiver) and other tactics, conquered many strong fortresses, won many battles, and was soon promoted to the head of the Varangian Guard.

But because of his cunning and changeability, his friends and royal patrons around him later became suspicious of him.

The Varangian Guard, also known as the Nordic Guard, was a royal guard hoplite unit of the Byzantine Empire, consisting mainly of the Norse peoples who moved into the steppes of South Russia.

"Varangi" is the name given to the members of this force, and the word derives from the Old Norse word Var, meaning "oath", used to refer to the group that swears allegiance to others, obeys the rules of the lord, and shares equally in the profits obtained. Thereafter, the Byzantines referred to all Norsemen as "Varangians".

In 1045, Harald returned to Constantinople when he learned that his brother Olaf, who had designed to replace him, had been deposed and that his nephew Magnus Olafsson was the new king of Norway. On the way, he first went to Sweden, allied himself with Elizabeth's cousin, gathered an army, and forced his nephew to agree to share power with him, claiming the title of Harald III.

In 1047, he and Magnus launched a military expedition against Denmark, which resulted in the death of his nephew and made him the sole ruler of Norway. Because of his brutal repression of some Norwegian chieftains at this time, his military campaign was not supported strongly.

Harald's reign was marked by conquests, treaties, and marriages that complicated Norwegian relations with the ruling families of Denmark, Sweden, England, and Normandy, and his ambitions to expand his royal power.

In the Battle of the Sea in 1062, he defeated the Danish king Swain Wolfsen and forced him to sign an entente to "secure the ancient border between the two countries." Later, he began to colonize the islands of Orkney, Shetland and the Hebrides.

In January 1066, after the death of King Edward (the Confessor) of England, Harold Gwynson succeeded him as King Harold II. His brother, Duke William (William the Conqueror), was dissatisfied with this and formed an alliance with Harald to launch a war for the throne, the Normandy Conquest. He led a fleet of 500 ships against England, and on 25 September of the same year, at the Battle of Stamford Bridge, he defeated the British and died on the battlefield, thus marking the end of their Nordic aggression and expansion.

At this time, Harald the "Heartless" was the Duke of Trengrad and the co-ruler of Norway, which was equivalent to the relationship between Augustus and Caesar in Byzantium, although his nephew King Magnus of Denmark still wore the crown of Norway, but in fact the actual power of Norway was this "Heartless One" Harald.

I remember the conquest of England launched by Harald the "Heartless" in history, and I think he was very interested in the crown and land of the Kingdom of England.

Perhaps it was the princes of the North who promised Harald the "Heartless" the title of some of the counties to which William belonged, so that he could not wait to show up in England and negotiate with the other party in person.

William soon realized that this was an opportunity to get rid of his future enemy, and he immediately confronted Russell in front of him. Morality. Viscount Bayolle commanded: "Russell, you quickly order the best soldiers, and be sure to kill Harald the 'Heartless' in the city of York." ”

He was going to make Russell. Morality. Viscount Bayolle personally led the assassination of Harald the Heartless, so that he could eliminate a future enemy and cause a breakdown of relations between the princes of the northern part of England and the Norwegians.