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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The Christian, Harald Bluetooth, king of Denmark invaded Norway, plundering in south-west Norway all the way up to Stade where he encountered the Norwegian Haakon Sigurdsson`s army, Harald Bluetooth lost and fled back to Denmark and canceled the invasion.
Iceland
Eric the red was expelled for 3 years from Iceland for murder of Eyiolf , according to the sagas, the thralls of Eric killed caused an avalanche on the neighbors of Eric. Eyiolf a friend of the neighbor Valthjof then killed Eric's thralls. Eric then killed Eyiolf and also a man called Holmgange-Ravn, whom the neighbors family had hired to kill Eric the red.
He was judged as an outlaw, and sailed west to settle Greenland. nearly 700 people with cattle, horses, and other necessities useful on the island.
Wales
Gotfrid Haraldsson launched a campaign into Southern Wales, raiding Dyved and looting the Church of St. David at Menevia. Gotfrid Haraldsson met the Welsh in battle at the Battle of Llanwannawc or Llangweithenauc.
Gotfrid Haraldsson launched a campaign into Southern Wales, raiding Dyved and looting the Church of St. David at Menevia. Gotfrid Haraldsson met the Welsh in battle at the Battle of Llanwannawc or Llangweithenauc.
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