Peter Nicolai Arbo England 5th January 1066 , The English king Edward the confessor and then earl Harold Godwinson was proclaimed king at Westminster Abbey the day after the 6th. Edward the confessor had promised both Harold and William "Bastard" of Normandy the seat of the throne before he died. Both men were distant relatives to the childless Edward the confessor. When William heard of it he quickly raised an army. Harald Hardrada also claimed the English throne and he was faster than William the bastard and on 8th September,1066 240-300 Viking ships landed on the beaches of Scarborough and began an attempt to gain the English throne. 20th September,1066 Battle of Fulford : Harald Hardrada defeated the English earls Edwin and Walther. 2 days later Harald Hardrada attacked and conquered York. 24th September,1066 Harold Godwinson arrived after marching from London. 25th September,1066 Battle of Stamford bridge Battle of Stamford bridge Harald...
Denmark
King Godfred strengthened the Dannevirke, he constructed Kovirke, the wall went from sea to sea. The defensive wall should protect the main wall and Hærvejen. Kovirke was ca 2 meter tall and 7 meter in width. The moat in front of the wall was 4 meter in width & 3 meter deep. King Godfred build a shipyard at Aarhus. Swedes had captured Blekinge.
England
The monasteries at Whitby, Hartlepool and Tynemouth were looted by Norwegian vikings. The monasteries on the eastern coast of Northumbria were an easy target for the Vikings too gain lucrative proper loot.
France
Charlemagne
travelled to the coastal regions of his Frankish empire, Charlemagne
inspected the coastal defences and improve them so that they are they
are well prepared if the viking longboats comes to attack. Charlemagne also announced an imperial edict which demanded the creation of a naval force. On December 25, Pope Leo the third crowned Charlemagne as Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome.
Iceland
Archaeologist Bjarni Einarsson uncovered 2 Viking longhouses at Stöð, Stöðvarfjörður the Oldest viking settlement in Iceland,
Russia
In Russia the Rus Khaganate was established after 182 years dominance of the Khazar oppressors. This became the rise of the Kievan Rus'
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| Dannevirke from East Karlegat to West Karlegat |
King Godfred strengthened the Dannevirke, he constructed Kovirke, the wall went from sea to sea. The defensive wall should protect the main wall and Hærvejen. Kovirke was ca 2 meter tall and 7 meter in width. The moat in front of the wall was 4 meter in width & 3 meter deep. King Godfred build a shipyard at Aarhus. Swedes had captured Blekinge.
England
The monasteries at Whitby, Hartlepool and Tynemouth were looted by Norwegian vikings. The monasteries on the eastern coast of Northumbria were an easy target for the Vikings too gain lucrative proper loot.
Iceland
Archaeologist Bjarni Einarsson uncovered 2 Viking longhouses at Stöð, Stöðvarfjörður the Oldest viking settlement in Iceland,
Russia
In Russia the Rus Khaganate was established after 182 years dominance of the Khazar oppressors. This became the rise of the Kievan Rus'
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