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...
Belgium
The writing of Annales Bertiniani(named after the Belgian monastery of Saint Bertin where it was written) it was written by Hincmar of Rheims and other authors.
Ireland
Vikings were back and several Irish town were looted. In the next 50 years, 83 raids are mentioned in Irish chronicles.
France
Raid on the French Atlantic coast and from there onto Southern England.
Viking logistics
Equipping and supplying a Viking army was a rather complicated process in the 9th century, than it was later in the period. During the earlier part of the Viking age decentralized power was unable to raise large forces without the consent of local chieftains. They were not more powerful than the hersir. Regional troops would have been erected and equipped local, the laws of the defense of Norway(Hirdskra) are an example of this.
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