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Kesja is an Old
Norse word that may
refer to: a
Viking weapon,
probably a kind of polearm, used by
Scandinavians during the
Viking age
Harald Kesja, a...
- The
kesja was
another halberd-type weapon. The name is
thought to come from Celtic-Latin gæsum. The
Cleasby and Vigfússon
dictionary notes that "
kesja, atgeir...
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Harald Kesja (lit.
Harald the Spear) (1080–1135) was the son of Eric I of
Denmark and anti-king of Denmark. He
acted as
regent 1103–1104 for his father...
- his subjects, he
would not be deterred. Eric
appointed his son,
Harald Kesja, and
Bishop ****er as regents. Eric and
Boedil and a
large company traveled...
- 1134) was a
Danish prince. Bjørn was one of the 15 sons of
Prince Harald Kesja. His
mother was
Ragnild Magnusdatter. Bjørn
married Princess Katarina Ingesdotter...
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Harald Kesja in a
rebellion against the
responsible king
Niels of Denmark. Eric was
elected Danish Antiking in
Scania in
April 1131,
which prompted Kesja to...
- left, his navy, was in a shambles. Additionally, Eric's
brother Harald Kesja and his sons
revolted on the side of
Niels and
Magnus on the
condition that...
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December 711
Edward the Martyr, c. 962 – 18
March 978
Several sons of
Harald Kesja, some of
which might have been minor, were
murdered in 1135
Harald (son...
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fleet to Schleswig.
During his
flight Niels reckoned his
nephew Harald Kesja as his co-king in Denmark.
Niels was
murdered in
Schleswig on 25 June 1134...
- K. James. "Góð vopn á sjó og landi: An
examination of the
atgeirr and
kesja in Old
Norse literature and
Scandinavian archaeology". MA thesis. 2014....
