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...
Ireland
Chieftain, Tormod (Tomrair) Helgason, had come to Ireland and occupied the Viking base in Limerick it led to a longphort on an island at what is now Limerick. Tormod probably came from the Viking bases on the Loire river.
Tormod (Tomrair) Helgason controlled the wine route network from the Mediterranean through the Loire valley to Ireland. He also opened the river Shannon to raiders who wanted to plunder. Tormod’s best income was kidnapping. An effective spy network which kept the movements of the clergy and nobles under surveillance, ready to capture them and demand ransom.
Russia
The Arab merchant Ibn Fadlan led a trading expedition to trade with Rus traders. He told that the Rus he met by the River Volga carried broad-bladed swords with French decorations. His story and probably untrue rants about the vikings:http://www.sammustafa.com/Resources/Fadlan.pdf
Chieftain, Tormod (Tomrair) Helgason, had come to Ireland and occupied the Viking base in Limerick it led to a longphort on an island at what is now Limerick. Tormod probably came from the Viking bases on the Loire river.Tormod (Tomrair) Helgason controlled the wine route network from the Mediterranean through the Loire valley to Ireland. He also opened the river Shannon to raiders who wanted to plunder. Tormod’s best income was kidnapping. An effective spy network which kept the movements of the clergy and nobles under surveillance, ready to capture them and demand ransom.
The Arab merchant Ibn Fadlan led a trading expedition to trade with Rus traders. He told that the Rus he met by the River Volga carried broad-bladed swords with French decorations. His story and probably untrue rants about the vikings:http://www.sammustafa.com/Resources/Fadlan.pdf
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| Ibn Fadlan Arab trader |
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