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...
France
The son of Rollo, William Longsword had been murdered at a feast with count Arnulf of Flandern, the Normans declared the son of William, Richard as duke of Normandy. A heathen and a christian group was fighting against each other, and the heathens received help from Denmark, king Sigtryg (He possibly was son of the Swedish king Gnupa, whom was driven out of the Hedeby area).
Hugo the duke of Francia supported the Christians and captured some of the heathen Normans and chased the rest away. He then besieged and captured the castle Evreux and to back to Rouen where he killed the Norman Tormod and king Sigtryg.
The French king Louis went to Normandy and verified Richards heritage to the Duchy. When Louis left Normandy, he took Richard with him to Laon, but there the boy escaped.
Azerbaijan
A group of Rus vikings under the leadership of an unnamed donkey rider defeated a 5000 thousand strong Muslim army commanded by Marzuban ibn Muhammad and sacked and controlled Barda for several months and they stood their ground against the Muslim counter attacks. They withdrew only after an epidemic of dysentery broke out. The Muslims then ambushed the Rus vikings and killed 700 of them.
This was reported by Persian Scholar Abu Miskawayh and later by the Kurdish historian Ali ibn al-Athi.
The son of Rollo, William Longsword had been murdered at a feast with count Arnulf of Flandern, the Normans declared the son of William, Richard as duke of Normandy. A heathen and a christian group was fighting against each other, and the heathens received help from Denmark, king Sigtryg (He possibly was son of the Swedish king Gnupa, whom was driven out of the Hedeby area).
Hugo the duke of Francia supported the Christians and captured some of the heathen Normans and chased the rest away. He then besieged and captured the castle Evreux and to back to Rouen where he killed the Norman Tormod and king Sigtryg.
The French king Louis went to Normandy and verified Richards heritage to the Duchy. When Louis left Normandy, he took Richard with him to Laon, but there the boy escaped.
Azerbaijan
A group of Rus vikings under the leadership of an unnamed donkey rider defeated a 5000 thousand strong Muslim army commanded by Marzuban ibn Muhammad and sacked and controlled Barda for several months and they stood their ground against the Muslim counter attacks. They withdrew only after an epidemic of dysentery broke out. The Muslims then ambushed the Rus vikings and killed 700 of them.
This was reported by Persian Scholar Abu Miskawayh and later by the Kurdish historian Ali ibn al-Athi.
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