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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| Vikings in Paris |
On their way back to the Loire viking camp, Bjorn Ironside and Hastein stopped in North Africa where they bought some African slaves (which was known to the Vikings as 'blaamenn', meaning blue men, possibly West Africans or Tuaregs), they were later sold in Ireland at the local slave market.
Spain
Bjorn Ironside and Hastein were attacked just when they had passed the Straits of Gibraltar, a Muslim navy from Al-Andalus were waiting for them. In the desperate battle that followed, Bjorn Ironside lost 40 ships, largely to a form of Greek fire launched from the attacking Saracens catapults.
The last raid was against Pamplona, and 20 ship, the remainder of the fleet managed to return to Scandinavia.
France
28th May - Weland and the vikings burned Paris
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