Genealogy of the British Royal Family — The recorded genealogy of the British Royal Family traces back to the early Middle Ages. Although there is no strict legal or formal definition of who is or is not a member of the Royal Family, and different lists will include different people,… … Wikipedia
Canute the Great — Infobox British Royalty|Monarch name=Canute the Great title=King of England, Denmark, Norway and the Swedes imagesize= 200px reign=England: 1016 1035 Denmark: 1018 1035 Norway: 1028 1035 successor=Harold Harefoot (England) Harthacanute (Denmark)… … Wikipedia
Cnut the Great — For other people named Canute of Denmark, see Canute of Denmark. Canute and Cnut redirect here. For other people of these names, see Knut. Cnut the Great Coin of Cnut the Great from the British Museum … Wikipedia
Styrbjörn the Strong — between Styrbjörn and king Eric the Victorious.It is believed that there once was a larger saga on Styrbjörn, but most of what is extant is found in the short story Styrbjarnar þáttr Svíakappa . Parts of his story are also retold in Eyrbyggja… … Wikipedia
Kveldulf Bjalfason — Ulf Bjalfason (Úlfr Bjálfason) (better known as Kveldulf, Old Norse for twilight wolf ) was a renowned hersir and landowner in ninth century Sogn, Norway. He is a main character in the early chapters of Egils Saga and appears in the Landnamabok… … Wikipedia
Hallbera Ulfsdóttir — was a Norse woman of the early ninth century CE. She was the daughter of Ulf the Brave. Hallbera married Bjalfi and bore him the son Kveldulf Bjalfasson; she was thus the ancestor of the clan of Egill Skallagrimsson … Wikipedia
Bjalfi — was a ninth century Norwegian hersir. He married Hallbera Ulfsdattir, the daughter of Ulf the Brave and sister of Hallbjorn Halftroll. With Hallbera Bjalfi was the father of Kveldulf Bjalfasson … Wikipedia
Flight and expulsion of Germans from Poland during and after World War II — The flight and expulsion of Germans from Poland after World War II was part of a series of flights and expulsions of Germans from Europe during and after World War II. Germans fled and were expelled from all regions which are currently within the … Wikipedia
Greece Runestones — The Greece Runestones comprise around 30 runestones containing information related to voyages made by Scandinavians to Greece , which refers to the Byzantine Empire (ON.: Grikkland , Grikk(i)aR ), during the Viking Age and until the early 12th… … Wikipedia
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium