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Original Title: TIL Harald a lowly Viking Chieftain proposed to his concubine Gyda, who declined, saying she’d only marry him if he ruled all of Norway. Harald vowed not to cut or comb his hair until he achieved this. After ten years of war, he united Norway, earned the nickname “Fairhair,” and married Gyda.