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...
Edward of Wessex died, he was followed by Athelstan, who immediately traveled to York to secure peace with the Danelaw ruler Sigtryg.
In the autumn Ragnvald suffered a defeat in Burgundy in a battle against Herbert of Vermoise and Hugo of Paris,
Ireland
Gudrød attacked Limerick but was defeated. Gudrød’s son was installed as king in Waterford, and his eldest son, Halfdan, won a victory against the Irish in the north. 32 ships entered Lough Foyle and the Vikings returned to Lough Erne.
Normandy
Norman expansion - when Rollo passed the power to his son William Longsword,the Normans had expanded and had received an area with ended by the river Vire in west
Norway
Egil Skallagrimsson sailed with his brother Thorolf to Norway.
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