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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| Otto 2 crosses the river Slien with his troops |
In the summer the Danish and Norwegians attacked into Northern Germany, Emperor Otto 2 led an army to Denmark, he met heavy resistance and Emperor Otto 2 was defeated at the gate Wiglesdor at Dannevirke ,but after the Norwegians sailed home, Otto later managed to conquer the southern borderlands and the town Hedeby was under German occupation 974-81.
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| Danewall "Dannevirke" |
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| Haakon was baptized |
Earl Haakon had helped against the Germans with a Norwegian army, but shortly after the defeat he rebelled against Harald Bluetooth, and made Norway an independent kingdom, the reason he did it was because Harald Bluetooth forced him to baptize. The old Harald Bluetooth send a fleet to Norway, but the fleet was not successful and Norway was lost again.
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