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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The viking leader Roric died, but his Friesland area continued to be the main base for viking raids in West Europe. The viking forces in Friesland received large reinforcements from England where a lot of Halfdan and Gudrums vikings could not stand the peaceful peasant life. A large army assembled at Ghent. Xmas raids began.
December 23: Lobbes and St Vaast was burned by Vikings.December 25: Arras was invaded by Vikings.December 28: Vikings seized Cambrai.
Germany
February 2: Vikings sailed up the Elbe. Bruno Count of Saxony died fighting with them near Ebstorf Lower Saxony. The Danes, who settled in an island at the mouth of the river.
Hamburg was destroyed again this time by Slav & Danish warriors
Russia
Helge captured Ljubeč, , and finally Kiev. The Nestor’s chronicle tells that Helge used a trick to gain control of Kiev. He pretended to be a trader and when Hoskuld and Dyre) came to view the goods, Helge’s warriors came out of hiding and overwhelmed them. Kiev soon became the new capital.
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