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 Varangian guard was founded at Constantinople by The Byzantine emperor Basil II. The Rus leader Vladimir sent 6,000 men to Basil II.
It was recruited from Norsemen from Russia, as a personal bodyguard. The term Varangian comes from the Norse var, meaning “pledge,” and denotes one of a band of men who pledged themselves to work together for a profit. Usually this meant in trade, but the oath of loyalty to each other certainly had more than commercial meaning, for they were bound to fight for each others safety as members of a merchant band.
The main function was to act as guard at the entrance to his bedchamber and violently or otherwise protect him but Varangians might also acted as prison guards and probably as torturers. The "axe-bearers” is a common description of the Varangians, Harald Sigurdsson, also known as Harald Hardrada was the most famous Varangian.
Dublin, Ireland was founded
Denmark
The city of Odense, Denmark was founded
Ukraine
Vladimir, prince of Kiev converted to Orthodox Christianity and married Anna, sister of Byzantine emperor Basil II.
Wales
The Vikings attacked the Church of St. David at Menevia, as well as the monastic houses of Llanbadarn Fawr near Aberystwyrth, (modern St. Dogmaels) near Cardigan, Llancarfan near Glamorgan, and Llanilltrud, also near Glamorgan.
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