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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| Lorents Frølich: Looting, plunder & arson |
The great Danish army started the great viking raid which would lead to the control of northeast England. The vikings had for several years resided on the island Thanet and more and more vikings arrived. Reinforcements arrived under the leadership of the chieftains Halfdan the widefarer,Ubbe and Ivar the boneless (Sons of Ragnar Lothbrok) and after plundering and pillaging Kent the viking army moved to East Anglia where the great Danish army got horses and created a headquarter for the winter. The Angles now had to struggle for 14 years.
France
A viking army attacked Saint Denis, but was struck by an epidemic, maybe dysentery.
Scotland
Óláf Cuaran and Ivar Boneless, son of Ragnar Lothbrok, the rulers of Dublin raided Strathclyde
Denmark
Ansgar died after being ill with a blood disease for several months on the 3. February 865, he was buried in Saint Peters cathedral ,Bremen and was later proclaimed a saint.
Rembert became the new archbishop of Bremen.
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| Dragonship from Tulstrup Skaane runestone |
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A Rus viking naval expedition force had for the first time threatened the Byzantines in Constantinople.
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