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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| Vikings in Eastern Europe |
Snorri "Gode" Thorgrímsson was born
Norway
The father of Olaf Tryggvason was lured into a trap and killed. Tryggve Olafson was killed, because Harald Greycloak saw him as a rival. Shortly after his dead his wife gave birth to Olaf Tryggvason.
Russia
21 year old heathen Sviatoslav(Sveinald Ingvarsson) regent of Kiev, began a 2-year campaign he employed Oghuz and Pecheneg mercenaries to aid and he defeated the Khazars and he also successfully attacked the Bulgars on the Volga River.
Wales
The monastery at Towyn was raided by Vikings. Aberffraw in Anglesea, the royal seat of the kings of Gwynedd, was also attacked.
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