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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| Dannevirke map by Vilhelm La Cour-,photo of the wall near Rheider Au |
Harald Blueetooth decided that Dannevirke needed to be strengthened.
England
Æthelred the Unready, the later King of England was born.
Ireland
After a defeat at battle of Sulcoit, Ivar of Limerick was driven out of Ireland by King Mathgamhain of Munster. Ivar's response was to sail west to Wales to try and carve a new kingdom there.
Scorland
The scots tried to capture Caithness
Spain
Wales
Ivar and his Limerick vikings were apparently defeated by "the king of Britain" and driven out of Wales.
Ukraine
According to Primary Chronicle, the Pechenegs began the Siege of Kiev.
Spain
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| Viking Mediterranean raids |
Bishop Sisnando Menéndez of Compostela was killed by vikings, in battle on 29th March 968 at Fornelos, south-east of Santiago de Compostela. Sisenand was struck by an arrow and died, and the Galicians were put to flight & the monastery of Curtis was sacked, and precautions were taken for the defense of the town of Lugo.
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| Drakkar - Viking ship |
Ivar and his Limerick vikings were apparently defeated by "the king of Britain" and driven out of Wales.
Ukraine
According to Primary Chronicle, the Pechenegs began the Siege of Kiev.
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