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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| Map of Danewall(Dannevirke) |
Holy Roman Emperor Otto 2 "the red" controlled the Danewall and built a fort where the Main Wall and the Connecting Wall met ending at the Danewall sea. But the Danes recaptured the wall soon after, this fort came to be known as Thyraborg. Named after queen Thyra. The Danewall began at Hollingstad as early as, in 449 the Angles boarded their vessels to sail down the Eider river system across the North Sea to Britannia. In a map from the year 1596, Hollingstedt is indicated as port.
Sweden
Birka was abandoned as the political center of Sweden moved to Sigtuna.
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| Vilhelm La Cour Danevirke map |
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