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...
Hálvdan, son of Ragnarr Lothbrok attacked up north through Yorkshire raiding the Strathclyde Welsh and the Picts of Galloway. At the Battle of Dollar the Vikings won. They controlled Alba and then occupied Caithness, Sutherlandshire, Ross, and Moray, far to the North. They also attacked Deira
England
Halvdan decided to share his land, and gave land to his vikings. It was a new era in English history. The swift viking raids was changed for a colonial policy with permanent settlements.
The arrival of the Vikings in Cambridge was recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Ireland
Vikings, led by Halfdan Ragnarsson, invaded Dublin and Eystein Olafsson, King of Dublin, was killed
Harald Fairhair gained control over Orkney and Shetland and added them to his kingdom.
Sigurd the Mighty was the second Earl of Orkney.
Sweden
For 50 years foreign merchants stopped visiting Birka.
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