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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| Hedeby Citywall and Kongshoej |
Gnupa started to raid the coasts of Germany so German king Henry the Fowler moved an army against the Danes, he won and forced their leader Gnupa to baptize and pay tax , Gnupa was of Swedish heritage. 150 year later Adam of Bremen wrote in his archbishop chronicle that a Swedish viking leader named Olaf in 900 with force conquered the Southern Jutland area. The Swedish rule must have stopped a few years after Henry the Fowler`s campaign. Hardegon(Hardeknud) Svendson who came from Nortmannia(Normandy or Norway) was ruler, but some later tradition claimed that it was Gorm the old who led the reconquest. A wall was build outside Aarhus.
Ireland
Gudrød died in Dublin.Olaf Guthfrithson was now the King of Dublin
Scotland Æthelstan's invasion of Scotland
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| Map of the Viking Lejre area |
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