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Haki. Haki, Hake ( Old Norse: [ˈhɑke]) or Haco, the brother of Hagbard, was a famous Scandinavian sea-king, in Norse mythology. He is mentioned in the 12th century Gesta Danorum, and in 13th-century sources including Ynglinga saga, Nafnaþulur, and the Völsunga saga. If historical, he would have lived in the 5th century. [citation needed]
Hrólfr Kraki ( Old Norse: [ˈhroːlvz̠ ˈkrɑke] ), Hroðulf, Rolfo, Roluo, Rolf Krage (early 6th century [1]) was a semi-legendary Danish king who appears in both Anglo-Saxon and Scandinavian tradition. Both traditions describe him as a Danish Scylding, the nephew of Hroðgar and the grandson of Healfdene. The consensus view is that Anglo ...
The mask of Tutankhamun is a gold funerary mask of the 18th-dynasty ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun (reigned 1334–1325 BC). After being buried for over 3,000 years, it was excavated by Howard Carter in 1925 from tomb KV62 in the Valley of the Kings. It has been displayed in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo from 1925 to present.
The son of Hámundr and the brother of Haki 1, he is mentioned in several sources both as a sea-king and as the hero of the Romeo and Juliet couple Hagbard and Signy. Skáldskaparmál, Ynglinga saga (22), Ynglingatal (9, 12), Vellekla (26), Nafnaþulur (Ia2), Gesta Danorum (VII), Völsunga saga (XXV) Hagbard 2.
Usopp (ウソップ, Usoppu), also known by his monikers Sniper King and "God" Usopp, is a fictional character in the One Piece franchise created by Eiichiro Oda. He serves as the sniper of the Straw Hat Pirates. He was the fourth member to join Luffy's crew and the third officially after the confrontation they had with Captain Kuro. [ 3]
Herod the Great. Herod I[ 2][ 3][ a] or Herod the Great ( c. 72 BCE – c. 4 BCE) was a Roman Jewish client king of the Herodian Kingdom of Judea. [ 4][ 5][ 6] He is known for his colossal building projects throughout Judea. Among these works are the rebuilding of the Second Temple in Jerusalem and the expansion of its base [ 7][ 8][ 9] —the ...
Cnut ( / kəˈnjuːt /; [ 3] Old Norse: Knútr Old Norse pronunciation: [ˈknuːtr]; [ a] c. 990 – 12 November 1035), also known as Canute and with the epithet the Great, [ 4][ 5][ 6] was King of England from 1016, King of Denmark from 1018, and King of Norway from 1028 until his death in 1035. [ 1] The three kingdoms united under Cnut's rule ...
Ashoka, also known as Asoka or Aśoka ( / əˈʃoʊkə / [8] ə-SHOH-kə; Sanskrit pronunciation: [ɐˈɕoːkɐ], IAST: Aśoka; c. 304 – 232 BCE), and popularly known as Ashoka the Great, was Emperor of Magadha [9] in the Indian subcontinent from 268 BCE until 232 BCE, and the third ruler from the Mauryan dynasty. His empire covered a large ...