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...
England
Guthrum, Oskitel and Hamond attacked Wessex with 3500 vikings and fought all the way to the channel coast and captured the Wareham fortress.
King Alfred the great made peace with the vikings, but a lack of respect from the vikings for the peace treaty caused more plundering and a viking army attacked Essex. Halfdan Ragnarsson became the first king of York, but was deposed by his own kin in 877.
France
16 september: Vikings sailed up the Seine to Meulan and moved to Conde, threatening the County Hainaut.
Norway
Øksne-Torer gave Harald fairhair 80 cows
Orkney
Orkney
Orkney islands became an independent earldom
Wales
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Later Guthrum was unlucky he lost 120 ships during a storm at Swanage, Dorsetshire.
Scotland & Islands
The vikings from Isles of Mann and the Hebrides rebelled against Harald. A fleet was sent against them led by Ketil Flatnose to regain control. On his success, Ketil Flatnose was to rule the Sudreys as a vassal of King Harald. His grandson Thorstein the Red and Sigurd the Mighty, Earl of Orkney invaded Scotland were able to exact tribute from half the kingdom until their deaths in battle. Ketil Flatnose declared himself King of the Isles. Ketil Flatnose was later outlawed and fled to Iceland.
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