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...
Sweyn Forkbeard broke with his father Harald Bluetooth, this might be because of the relative peaceful regime of Harald Bluetooth. A new young group had heard a lot of stories about audacious viking raids and lusted for adventure. The young group gathered around Sweyn Forkbeard, who had the hird (Royal guard) on his side.
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The viking mercenaries the Jomsvikings on the Eastern coast remained loyal to Harald Bluetooth. Sweyn Forkbeard won the battle at Helnaes, near Assens and Harald Bluetooth became deadly wounded, his men took him to Jomsborg where he died, his corpse was taken to the church which he built himself: The holy trinity church at Roskilde where he was buried.Sweyn Forkbeard was now king, he ruled until 1014.
Norway
Håkon Sigurdsson of Norway defeated the Jomsviking invasion force at the Battle of Hjörungavágr.
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Sigurd the strong began an attack on Gudrød Haraldsson he attacked Iona.
Scotland
Gudrød Haraldsson was challenged by the new earl of Orkney, Sigurd the Strong. Sigurd had plundered the monastery on Iona, killing the Abbot and 15 monks. Gudrød retaliated and killed 300 heathen Vikings who were raiding the coast of Scotland. Gudrød was a Christian Viking who disliked the heathen earls on Orkney.
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