Famous Fighters

A Viking who ruled Norway from 1046 to 1066. Previously, he had served as a mercenary and commander in the Kievan Rus' and as one of the Varangian Guard. He died at the Battle of Stamford Bridge.

A gladiator who, alongside Crixus, Gannicus, Castus and Oenomaus, led a slave uprising against the Roman Republic.

A Lakota war leader who fought in the Battle of Little Bighorn. There is an incomplete memorial to him located in the Black Hills of South Dakota.

A samurai who led a ninja clan. At one point he led the future shōgun Tokugawa Ieyasu to safety, and would later serve under him.

A French president who fought as an officer in World War 1 and was the leader of Free France during World War 2.

A queen of the Celtic Iceni tribe who fought against the Roman Empire.

The King of the Zulu Kingdom from 1816 to 1828.

A Spartan king, who famously fought and died at the Battle of Thermopylae.

The founder of the Mongol Empire.

A knight who became the 1st Earl of Pembroke. He served under five English kings, including Richard the Lionheart. After he died, he was described as the "best knight that ever lived".

The founder of the Republic of Turkey, who had previously served in the Ottoman Army.

A queen of the Greek city-state of Halicarnassus who commanded five of her own ships during the Battle of Salamis.

The ninth Sapa Inca, who transformed the Kingdom of Cusco into the Inca Empire.

Pharaoh of the New Kingdom who fought in the Battle of Kadesh.

A Roman soldier who became an Emperor. During his reign, the Roman Empire reached its maximum territorial extent.

A saint who fought in the Hundred Years' War and acquired the nicknamed "The Maid of Orléans".

A Mexican revolutionary general. One of the raids he led resulted in the Battle of Columbus.

The first sultan of Egypt and Syria and founder of the Ayyubid dynasty, who fought against the Crusader states.