A rare link between football and Viking history: Soccer star Erling Haaland donates rare copy of Heimskringla saga to hometown library in Norway.
https://thevikingherald.com/article/soccer-star-erling-haaland-donates-rare-copy-of-heimskringla-saga-to-hometown/1364
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Hometown? He’s born in Leeds, England.
[https://youtube.com/shorts/CUPtBwCNq7I?is=dp4RTmEAoccCxPQ5](https://youtube.com/shorts/CUPtBwCNq7I?is=dp4RTmEAoccCxPQ5)
He’s clearly missed the memo that Vikings were mostly struggling farmers who turned to raiding out of necessity. Like a lot of Norwegians, he’s bought into the ‘badass’ caricature cooked up by pop culture and Hollywood. 🤣