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...
The town of Reric had become known for an assault and a murder. The Danish king Godfred destroyed the town according to the Frankish annals. The captured Obrotrite leader
Thrasco got permission to return to his homeland, but he had to deliver
his own son as a hostage to live in the court of king Godfred. But after archeologists have found the town on the German eastsea coast, another truth was revealed. Reric was a busy trading town, where different cultures lived peacefully together. The town was never destroyed, but drained for knowhow.
Thrasco left his government town Mecklenburg after the Danish king Godfred had sent a message to meet and negotiate about money, power and honour.
Thrasco was allied with the Franks and Godfred was allied with the Saxons. The meeting with the Danes never occured, Thrasco was ambushed and killed, The Frankish imperial annals told : "Thrasco , duke of the Obrotrites was killed in a sneaky way by Godfred`s men in the town of Reric", because Thrasco continued to support the Franks, so Godfred ordered one of his vassals to kill him in Reric.
The Franks build a strong castle named Esesfelth at Itzehoe close to the Danish border. Count Egbert was given command of the castle.
North England
A papal delegate was kidnapped by vikings on a journey to Northumbria.
Thrasco left his government town Mecklenburg after the Danish king Godfred had sent a message to meet and negotiate about money, power and honour.
Thrasco was allied with the Franks and Godfred was allied with the Saxons. The meeting with the Danes never occured, Thrasco was ambushed and killed, The Frankish imperial annals told : "Thrasco , duke of the Obrotrites was killed in a sneaky way by Godfred`s men in the town of Reric", because Thrasco continued to support the Franks, so Godfred ordered one of his vassals to kill him in Reric.
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Charlemagne gave Egbert command |
The Franks build a strong castle named Esesfelth at Itzehoe close to the Danish border. Count Egbert was given command of the castle.
North England
A papal delegate was kidnapped by vikings on a journey to Northumbria.
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