#Kong Harald

[dreamconsumer]

King Harald Bluetooth (d. 985/986).

[quietsounds]

made a 2023 vision board for myself bc i blinked once in may and now suddenly it’s february

it’s currently march as i look at this in my drafts,,, time is not real

[theadventurezoneoftruth]

the IPRE playing Civ 6

This post started as a teehee joke, but then it became. Well. Far too long.

Anyway, it started with this simple idea: to ME Barry Bluejeans loves the Sid Meier's Civilization series. Do I feel this way because he's a long-time blorbo and I'VE been really into Civ lately? perhaps.

Anyway. He brought a copy of Civ 6 with him onto the Starblaster. He managed to achieve all victory types for all leaders by the end of the stolen century.

On what would have been his 100th birthday (if they were tracking ages normally), he got all of the crew to play a 7 player hotseat multiplayer game with him.

For those unfamiliar with Civ: it's a strategy game where you play as a fictionalized version of real life historical figures, seeking to create an empire which can survive throughout the ages. Each leader and country have certain bonus attributes, which can influence your playstyle.

Barry - Eleanor of Aquataine / England: This is a really weak civ for multiplayer, since her leader bonus only really works against the AI. But I think he purposefully chose that to try and give himself a disadvantage, since he has so much more experience. Plus it gives him Court of Love.

Lup - Hammurabi / Babylon: I think she'd like the really chaotic and off-beat playstyle of Babylon, which allows you to unlock some things crazy early if you focus in on the right tasks.

Taako - Qin Shi Huang (Mandate of Heaven) / China: I think he'd approach Civ as mainly a city building game / teehee wonders go brrr. Along with the bonus's to wonder production, the Great Wall would allow him to play more defensively.

Lucretia - Seondeok / Korea: A leader which allows her to rush a science victory, which feels thematically appropriate for the future creator of a fake moon. Requires a lot of thoughtful planning.

Davenport - Harald Hardrada (Konge) / Norway: powerful naval-focused civ goes brrr. considered giving him Portugal for a more peaceful approach, but tbh I think it'd be funny if Davenport was really cutthroat at the game.

Magnus - Tomyris / Scythia: I had to think on this one for a while, because at first I was tempted to try and pick something thematic for Magnus - a Diplomacy civ for his rustic hospitality, a civ which focuses on builders for his carpentry, etc etc. But ultimately, I think if you give Magnus Burnsides a game like Civ 6, he's mainly just going to want to have some fun making an army and attacking people.

Merle - Theodora / Byzantium: I think Barry told Merle to pick this one because she's one of the strongest civilizations in the game + she has a focus on faith and culture. Merle proceeds to get a Great Prophet, found the religion of Pan, and then mess up at the game in every single way possible.

[royal-hair]

As it happened with the state visit to Sweden, I'm busy at work and can't really do an extensive search for a link of the gala dinner in Norway tonight, but I found this one and hopefully it works okay

It will start in less than 3 hours

[everyonehateserik]

yo my king is in a malaysian hospital right now. any malaysians say hi to kong harald for me please, huge fan.

[luigis-favorite-cookies]

Civ 6 Tickle Headcannon Masterpost

Announcement

Final Tier List

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Part 1 - Abraham Lincoln

Part 2 - Alexander the Great

Part 3 - Amanitore

Part 4 - Ambiorix

Part 5 - Bà Triệu

Part 6 - Basil II

Part 7 - Catherine de Medici (Black Queen)

Part 8 - Catherine de Medici (Magnificence)

Part 9 - Chandragupta

Part 10 - Cleopatra (Egyptian)

Part 11 - Cleopatra (Ptolemaic)

Part 12 - Cyrus the Great

Part 13 - Dido

Part 14 - Eleanor of Aquitaine

Part 15 - Elizabeth

Part 16 - Fredrick Barbarossa

Part 17 - Gandhi

Part 18 - Genghis Khan

Part 19 - Gilgamesh

Part 20 - Gitarja

Part 21 - Gorgo

Part 22 - Hammurabi

Part 23 - Harald Hardrada (Konge)

Part 24 - Harald Hardrada (Varangian)

Part 25 - Hojo Tokimune

Part 26 - Jadwiga

Part 27 - Jayavarman VII

Part 28 - João III

Part 29 - John Curtin

Part 30 - Julius Caesar

Part 31 - Kristina

Part 32 - Kublai Khan

Part 33 - Kupe the Navigator

Part 34 - Lady Six Sky

Part 35 - Lautaro

Part 36 - Ludwig II

Part 37 - Mansa Musa

Part 38 - Matthias Corvinus

Part 39 - Menelik II

Part 40 - Montezuma

Part 41 - Mvemba a Nzinga

Part 42 - Nader Shah

Part 43 - Nzinga Mbande

Part 44 - Pachacuti

Part 45 - Pedro II

Part 46 - Pericles

Part 47 - Peter the Great

Part 48 - Phillip II

Part 49 - Poundmaker

Part 50 - Qin Shi Huang (Mandate of Heaven)

Part 51 - Qin Shi Huang (Unifier)

Part 52 - Ramses II

Part 53 - Robert the Bruce

Part 54 - Saladin (Vizier)

Part 55 - Saladin (Sultan)

Part 56 - Sejong

Part 57 - Seondeok

Part 58 - Shaka

Part 59 - Simón Bolívar

Part 60 - Suleiman (Kanuni)

Part 61 - Suleiman (Muhteşem)

Part 62 - Sundiata Keita

Part 63 - Tamar

Part 64 - Teddy Roosevelt (Bull Moose)

Part 65 - Teddy Roosevelt (Rough Rider)

Part 66 - Theodora

Part 67 - Tokugawa

Part 68 - Tomyris

Part 69 - Trajan

Part 70 - Victoria (Age of Empire)

Part 71 - Victoria (Age of Steam)

Part 72 - Wilfrid Laurier

Part 73 - Wilhelmina

Part 74 - Wu Zetian

Part 75 - Yongle

[stefan-a-sture]

«Olav is a punk rocker» Genesis av Finn Eirik Modahl, avduka av kong Harald V - 29. juli 2016, under tusenårsfeiringa av Sarpsborg. Kodak Vericolor 400, utløpsdato 11/1991 [120mm] (Rolleicord) #analogheld #kodak #kodakvericolor400 #120film #120filmphotography #rolleicord #rolleicordva #rolleicordvatype1 #squareformat #mediumformat #lensfayre #upczine #analog #analogphotography #upcstreet #emulsive #shotonfilm #lo3f #rolleiflexworld #magicflexcamera #kodakmoment #blackandwhite #appicoftheday @rollei_de #rolleimoments #expiredfilm #sekonic #olav #genesis #finneirikmodahl #sarpsborg (ved Sarpsborg, Norway) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpweU13ITTI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[brookstonalmanac]

Events 9.18 (before 1920)

96 – Emperor Domitian is assassinated as a result of a plot by his wife Domitia and two Praetorian prefects. Nerva is then proclaimed as his successor. 324 – Constantine the Great decisively defeats Licinius in the Battle of Chrysopolis, establishing Constantine's sole control over the Roman Empire. 1048 – Battle of Kapetron between a combined Byzantine-Georgian army and a Seljuq army. 1066 – Norwegian king Harald Hardrada lands with Tostig Godwinson at the mouth of the Humber River and begins his invasion of England. 1180 – Philip Augustus becomes king of France at the age of fifteen. 1454 – Thirteen Years' War: In the Battle of Chojnice, the Polish army is defeated by the Teutonic knights. 1544 – The expedition of Juan Bautista Pastene makes landfall in San Pedro Bay, southern Chile, claiming the territory for Spain. 1618 – The twelfth baktun in the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar begins. 1714 – George I arrives in Great Britain after becoming king on August 1. 1739 – The Treaty of Belgrade is signed, whereby Austria cedes lands south of the Sava and Danube rivers to the Ottoman Empire. 1759 – French and Indian War: The Articles of Capitulation of Quebec are signed. 1793 – The first cornerstone of the United States Capitol is laid by George Washington. 1809 – The Royal Opera House in London opens. 1810 – First Government Junta in Chile. Though supposed to rule only during the Peninsular War in Spain, it is in fact the first step towards independence from Spain, and is commemorated as such. 1812 – The 1812 Fire of Moscow dies down after destroying more than three-quarters of the city. Napoleon returns from the Petrovsky Palace to the Moscow Kremlin, spared from the fire. 1837 – Tiffany & Co. (first named Tiffany & Young) is founded by Charles Lewis Tiffany and Teddy Young in New York City. The store is called a "stationery and fancy goods emporium". 1838 – The Anti-Corn Law League is established by Richard Cobden. 1850 – The U.S. Congress passes the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. 1851 – First publication of The New-York Daily Times, which later becomes The New York Times. 1860 – Second Opium War: Battle of Zhangjiawan: Now heading towards Beijing after having recently occupied Tianjin, the allied Anglo-French force engages and defeats a larger Qing Chinese army at Zhangjiawan. 1862 – The Confederate States celebrate for the first and only time a Thanksgiving Day. 1863 – American Civil War: The Battle of Chickamauga begins between Confederate and Union forces. It involves the second highest amount of casualties for any American Civil War battle apart from Gettysburg. 1864 – American Civil War: John Bell Hood begins the Franklin–Nashville Campaign in an unsuccessful attempt to draw William Tecumseh Sherman back out of Georgia. 1870 – Old Faithful Geyser is observed and named by Henry D. Washburn. 1872 – King Oscar II accedes to the throne of Sweden–Norway. 1873 – The bank Jay Cooke & Company declares bankruptcy, contributing to the Panic of 1873. 1879 – The Blackpool Illuminations are switched on for the first time. 1882 – The Pacific Stock Exchange opens. 1895 – The Atlanta Exposition Speech on race relations is delivered by Booker T. Washington. 1898 – The Fashoda Incident triggers the last war scare between Britain and France. 1906 – The 1906 Hong Kong typhoon kills an estimated 10,000 people. 1914 – The Irish Home Rule Act becomes law, but is delayed until after World War I. 1919 – Fritz Pollard becomes the first African American to play professional football for a major team, the Akron Pros.

[andiatas]

The last time Princess Märtha Louise married, King Harald's speech was broadcast on TV and published by the Royal House. This will not be the case if he gives a speech in Geiranger.

- Any speeches will not be published, writes communications manager Guri Varpe at Slottet in an email to NTB.

The Royal House confirmed on Monday that King Harald, Queen Sonja, and Princess Astrid will attend Princess Märtha Louise and Durek Verrett's wedding in Geiranger this weekend.

The entire Crown Prince Family, except for Marius Borg Høiby, will also participate. According to Crown Prince Haakon, Borg Høiby politely declined to attend Princess Märtha Louise and Durek Verrett's wedding before the summer.

[fransopdefiets]

3-8 A/b Kong Harald

Gisterenavond at ik buklafisk (een soort witvis, ik heb er geen vertaling van kunnen vinden) met gekookte aardappels, wortelen en gebakken spek. De rest van de avond keek ik lui naar de Olympische spelen op een Deens TV-kanaal. Het programma bestond uit atletiek, dat is altijd leuk om naar te kijken.

Pala ik om tien over zeven de ontbijtzaal inloop, is die tot mijn verrassing helemaal vol. Er is geen tafeltje meer vrij, dus ik kan weer terug naar mijn kamer. Maar waar al die mensen vandaan komen? Op mijn gang is het doodstil en heb ik nog niemand gezien. Na het ontbijt pak ik in en breng het statiegeld weg. Ze hebben van diezelfde automaten in de supermarkt als bij ons, maar hier kun je kiezen tussen een tegoedbon of meespelen in de Rode Kruisloterij. Dan komt er meteen een bon uit waarop staat dat je niks gewonnen hebt.

Het is een beetje een rare ochtend, want ik moet gewoon wachten totdat ik aan boord kan. Ik was nog wat en droog dat op de kooi van de ventilator, haal een koffie op het pleintje en lees wat. Ik zit nog steeds in American Psycho wat een soort afwisseling is van saai societyleven en gedetailleerd beschreven lustmoorden. Ik ben er nu al zo ver in gevorderd, dat ik het maar uitlees, al had het volgens mij wel iets compacter gekund. Ik ben vooral benieuwd hoe de schrijver gaat verklaren dat de hoofdpersoon overal mee weg komt, ik vermoed door ons te onthullen dat we alleen maar kennis hebben genomen van zijn gedetailleerde fantasieën.

Het inchecken aan boord gaat supersnel, ik moet alleen nog een tientje betalen voor mijn fiets. Het is niet druk aan boord, dus je kunt zitten waar je wil. Maar dan ontdek ik waar iedereen gebleven is, er is een compleet bejaardenhuis aan het lunchbuffet de borden aan het vol stapelen. Er staan lange rijen voor de appeltaart en de abrikozensaus, maar wie groentesalade en fruit wil, kan meteen opscheppen. Na de lunch ga ik naar een lezing over de eerste expeditie van Nansen met de Fram. De presentator is een goede en grappige verteller, dus dat was alvast een leuke verrassing deze middag.

Verder probeer ik een ticket te boeken van Tromsø naar Sortland op de Lofoten, maar dat wil niet lukken. Op de laatste pagina, als je al je gegevens ingevoerd hebt, moet je op bevestig klikken, maar dan gebeurt er niks. Die knop blijft gewoon grijs. Als ik bel om telefonisch te boeken, krijg ik een bandje in het Noors en daarna wordt er opgehangen. Het zal wel zoiets zijn als maandagochtend bent u de eerste. Ik ga naar de receptie om hulp, maar hen lukt het ook niet. Ze beloven me om het vanavond, als we in Tromsø aankomen, in orde te maken. Het zal mij benieuwen.

[pensola]

So, apparently the news network Ynetnews have crowned Norway as the most Israel-hostile country in Europe. Which, good for us, I guess, we already knew that we were among the more hostile according to their Norwegian ambassador (who has still not returned) after Norway decided to achknowledge Palestine as a state, and it just shows how either-or-extreme the terror state is in everything; you either blindly kiss their feet and agree with their horrid actions, or you are their worst enemy.

Here is a rough, amateur translation of the ingress:

For a long time, Ireland was in the lead, the big news paper Ynetnews writes, but Norway has now received first place as Europe's most Israel-hostile country. The paper points to how Arbeiderpartiet (Worker's Party) refused King Harald to give condolences to Israel after 7th October, and that the Arbeiderpartiet-government refuse to define - as the only European country - Hamas as a terror organization. The paper is not in doubt why Israel and Norway are in the most desperate diplomatic crisis ever. There are lines of examples when Norway is justly placed in this embarassing corner of shame.

I can translate the rest of the article, but it was long and basically, in my opinion, conspirators that look for anything to hang Norwegian figures on, in particular the Norwegian foreign minister Espen Barth Eide, as he has repeatedly spoken "against Israel". Examples included how Eide did not want to call Israel's actions a genocide early on, but that Israel was, objectively, commiting war crimes.

Continuing reading the article, and other Israel-defending articles, one really gets the impression that they rely heavily on "trust me, bro"-energy, because Eide saying that above is, according to this article, proof that Eide is more concerned about his own interests than that of Norway's. Even though he was simply stating a fact, and if anything, being blindly loyal to Israel like some other Norwegian politican is being feels much more like caring more about own interests than Norway's. (I'm not saying Eide does not care about his own interests, I'm sure he does, but this was not an example of it.)

Also, because this article claims that the politicians refused the King to give condolences - making it sound like the King wanted to - I decided to check it out more, because it does not sound like Kong Harald to be that publicly invested. So I found this article that, at least for me, seem to be closer to what might have actually happened. The idea to give condolences is because either the King or the prime minister has given condolences when a terror act has happened (in the western world) for a while now, and so a guy brought it up during a meeting that the king should do it after 7th October. When he was asked directly, the King stated it was on the table and thus a posibility that he would do it, but that it is the foreign department's decision whether they give the condolences or not, and whether it is him or the prime minister. In the end the prime minister had spoken about the incident enough that the department considered that akin to giving condolences, so they did not think it was proper of the King to do more. King Harald did not give any hint as to what his own opinions on the case was.

[hurtigruten2024]

Mandag 03.06.2024 - 3

Geirangerfjorden og Geiranger kor ‘’Kong Harald’’ snudde på ein 5-øring. 2 mindre cruiseship var der⛴ Flott narur🇳🇴

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[luigis-favorite-cookies]

Civ 6 Tickle Headcanons Pt. 23: Harald Hardrada (Konge)

Harald Hardrada (Konge): Ler

I'm really going through with this pun now. Normally Harald wants to focus on naval power, but now he wants to focus on navel power, as in power over your ticklish tummy. Normally all their naval units have the ability to pillage coastal improvements, but now he wants to get all his science, culture, and faith right from your tummy. Look out, here he comes again!

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(This is based purely off of their appearances and special attributes as CIV 6 characters, and not off of their traits as actual historical figures. I do this for the sake of drawing a line between reality and fiction, as it feels simply wrong to enforce a separate narrative of my own onto real people.)