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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Byrhnoth, Earl of Essex slain in the Battle of Maldon The site of the Battle of Maldon showing the extensive areas of salt flats and marsh which restricted where combat could take place |
10th August: Olaf Tryggvason,was a warrior king who could use his sword with the left and right hand completely smooth, Olaf Tryggvason could also juggle with three swords at once.He defeated the Wessex English at the Battle of Maldon. Vikings defeated and killed ealdorman Byrhnoth, the earl of Essex an old English battle poem tells the tale. Aethelred payed 10000 pound silver to Olaf Tryggvason.
Denmark
Sweyn Forkbeard regained the Danish throne.
Orkney
Sigurd the stout Hlodvirson became the earl of Orkney.
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