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...
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| The warriors were well equipped, archeological discoveries of riding equipment reveal that it was artistic decorated, the stirrup to the right had layers of silver and copper. On the left a decorated hilt of sword |
Bernard the Dane put down an uprising in Bessin and Cotentin by disloyal Vikings.
Norway
Erik Bloodaxe was driven out of Norway, by his younger brother Haakon the good became the new king of Norway. Eric Bloodaxe set up to seek new adventures in Northumbria.
There are to the explanation to the nickname Bloodaxe, the Aagrip tells that he got the nickname because he killed his brother, another version because of his activity during viking raids, this was mentioned in the Icelandic Fagrskinna.
Erik Bloodaxe was driven out of Norway, by his younger brother Haakon the good became the new king of Norway. Eric Bloodaxe set up to seek new adventures in Northumbria.
There are to the explanation to the nickname Bloodaxe, the Aagrip tells that he got the nickname because he killed his brother, another version because of his activity during viking raids, this was mentioned in the Icelandic Fagrskinna.
Halfdan Sigurdsson of Hadafylke was born, he was Harald Hardrada’s grandfather, other than that he was supposedly Halfdan Sigurdsson, the alleged son of King Sigurd Hrise of
Norway, Hardrada’s great-grandfather. Both Hrise’s and Halfdan’s lineage cannot be confirmed, only info is from Icelandic sagas mentioning their link to Harald.
Norway, Hardrada’s great-grandfather. Both Hrise’s and Halfdan’s lineage cannot be confirmed, only info is from Icelandic sagas mentioning their link to Harald.
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