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...
Rurik arrived in Denmark with Godfred, son of Harald Klak. They had earlier made claims on part of the kingdom, but have been rejected. Rurik then negotiated that the Danish king had to give up some areas by the Eider.
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| Claus Deleuran: Vikings in Paris |
Vikings entered Paris and plundered and burned a few churches and received a ransom from other churches.Tours was attacked and the town Poitiers was destroyed in a joint attack with Pepin of Aquitaine(Sonson of emperor Louis)
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Later that year Dorestad and Utrecht was plundered. Both these towns was part of Ruriks area and the attacks possible had a connection to the incidents in Denmark.
Olav the White and Ivar the Boneless repelled an attack on Munster by Gall-Gaedhil commanded by Kjetil Flatnose leadership. Kjetil Flatnose
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