The Viking Crusader army that never lost a battle:
In 1107, King Sigurd I of Norway became the first king in Europe to personally lead a crusade to the Holy Land, sailing with 60 ships and 5,000 men.
The map shows their journey as recorded in the Heimskringla. The red line is the route by sea: from Norway to England, down the coast of Portugal, through Gibraltar, across the Mediterranean to Jerusalem, and on to Constantinople. The green line is the journey home by land, after Sigurd gave all his ships to the Byzantine Emperor.
Three years. Thousands of kilometers. Nine battles. Zero defeats.
For his service, Sigurd received a splinter of the True Cross, on the condition that he bring it to the resting place of Saint Olaf in Norway.
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