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...
Grímur Kamban arrived at Faroe islands, he had Irish slaves with him, and did not come from Norway, Kamban is a Celtic name. On these island the only inhabitants he found was sheep and birds, he chose to settle at Funningur at Eysturoy. Irish monk Dicuil wrote that it took 2 days sail there from Ireland, and that the islands had been inhabited by Irish hermits for hundreds of years, but that Norwegian Vikings had forced them out. Thirty years before this was written, Norse ships arrived among the islands. The hermits chose to leave the islands as the solitude they sought was lost.
On the outskirts of Torshavn free men of Faroe Islands would meet once a year at Tinganes, 6 local courts, "thingsteads" met each spring.
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Kingdom of Sussex and Essex was absorbed by Wessex
Germany
In Aachen a new peace treaty was signed by Franks and Danes.
Denmark
Danish coinage in Hedeby began, the coins were copies of Frankish motives, many were showing ships. Ladby king was buried.
Ireland
Vikings landed in Wexford Bay, Ireland and marched west to Taghmon at St. Mullins', sailed northwards by boat to Leoghlin Bridge and into Ossory County, then to Inistioge where they were finally turned back by the local Irish armed men. The Vikings made their way to Waterford, where they sailed round to the Youghall harbor and plundered the monastery of St. Molaise. Finally, they raided in Kilpeacon in Limerick County and Dun Lagan near Glendalough.
Scotland
Vikings captured the Hebrides. Viking raiders attacked Iona and killed abbot Blathmac and the rest of the brothers " with mad savagery" while looking for loot.
Spain
Battle of Altamira, vikings were defeated by Arabs.
A battle took place by the foot of a mountain that Muslims called Djabal al-Madjus. A madjus was a fire-worshipper, or heathen, and this was the term used by the Muslims to refer to the Vikings. The placee of the battle was probably beside Mount Sollube, north-west of Guernica.
In Aachen a new peace treaty was signed by Franks and Danes.
Denmark
Danish coinage in Hedeby began, the coins were copies of Frankish motives, many were showing ships. Ladby king was buried.
Ireland
Vikings landed in Wexford Bay, Ireland and marched west to Taghmon at St. Mullins', sailed northwards by boat to Leoghlin Bridge and into Ossory County, then to Inistioge where they were finally turned back by the local Irish armed men. The Vikings made their way to Waterford, where they sailed round to the Youghall harbor and plundered the monastery of St. Molaise. Finally, they raided in Kilpeacon in Limerick County and Dun Lagan near Glendalough.
Scotland
Vikings captured the Hebrides. Viking raiders attacked Iona and killed abbot Blathmac and the rest of the brothers " with mad savagery" while looking for loot.
Spain
Battle of Altamira, vikings were defeated by Arabs.
A battle took place by the foot of a mountain that Muslims called Djabal al-Madjus. A madjus was a fire-worshipper, or heathen, and this was the term used by the Muslims to refer to the Vikings. The placee of the battle was probably beside Mount Sollube, north-west of Guernica.
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