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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| Viking ship 9th century |
Bardr mac Imair"Viking Tyrant" died after a raid on St. Cianan monastery
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| Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu, by Jean-Joseph Dassy |
The Frankish army from Ghent started to move. King Louis of West Francia won a battle the 3rd August against the vikings at Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu south of the Somme river.
The victory had no effect, vikings continued to raid Bonn and Cologne and they controlled large land areas, they made a base at Elsloo. Gudrød captured the Frankish royal town of Nijmegen.
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