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Hastein

810 - 896

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Hastein (Old Norse: Hásteinn, also recorded as Hastingus, Anstign, Haesten, Hæsten, Hæstenn or Hæsting and alias Alsting) was a notable Viking chieftain of the late 9th century who made several raiding voyages. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hastein has received more than 693,719 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Hastein is the 5,012th most popular politician (down from 3,307th in 2019), the 143rd most popular biography from Denmark (down from 108th in 2019) and the 59th most popular Danish Politician.

Hastein is most famous for his work on the Norse creation story, the Prose Edda.

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  • 18

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  • 4.79

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  • 2.22

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hastein ranks 5,012 out of 15,577Before him are Wei Zhongxian, Antipope Constantine II, Ka, Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia, Tokugawa Iemochi, and Kong Rong. After him are Al-Muhtadi, Duke Xiao of Qin, Shoshenq II, Olaf I of Denmark, Franz Seldte, and Rudolph I of Burgundy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 810, Hastein ranks 10Before him are John Scotus Eriugena, Halfdan the Black, Kenneth MacAlpin, Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathir al-Farghani, Kassia, and Emperor Xuanzong of Tang. After him are García Íñiguez of Pamplona, Eulogius of Córdoba, Eberhard of Friuli, Malamir of Bulgaria, Bivin of Gorze, and Galindo Garcés. Among people deceased in 896, Hastein ranks 5Before him are Pope Formosus, Photios I of Constantinople, Pope Boniface VI, and Abu Hanifa Dinawari. After him are Khumarawayh ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun and Ermengard of Italy.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Hastein ranks 143 out of 893Before him are Magnus, Duke of Holstein (1540), Barthold Georg Niebuhr (1776), Theophil Hansen (1813), Verner Panton (1926), Caroline Amalie of Augustenburg (1796), and Charles I, Count of Flanders (1083). After him are Olaf I of Denmark (1050), Kurt Westergaard (1935), Giancarlo Esposito (1958), Michael Ancher (1849), Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland (1456), and Bent Larsen (1935).

Among POLITICIANS In Denmark

Among politicians born in Denmark, Hastein ranks 59Before him are Haakon III of Norway (1182), Sveinn Björnsson (1881), Guthrum (830), Magnus, Duke of Holstein (1540), Barthold Georg Niebuhr (1776), and Caroline Amalie of Augustenburg (1796). After him are Olaf I of Denmark (1050), Princess Margaret of Denmark (1895), Thyra (800), Princess Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark (1747), Charles August, Crown Prince of Sweden (1768), and Anne of Denmark, Electress of Saxony (1532).