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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| Sweyn Forkbeard: The conquest of England |
The Norwegian Chieftain Olaf Tryggvason left Norway to join a viking fleet under the command of Sweyn Forkbeard, who recently had married Sigrid the haughty.
They attacked London and attempted to burn the town, but the attempt was unsuccessful, Æthelred the Unready was scared and decided to pay Olaf and Sweyn 16000 lbs of silver in Danegeld, the viking fleet then made a winter camp in Southampton.
Sweyn Forkbeard returned to Denmark via Wales and Man and married Sigrid the Haughty.
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| Animalhead made of oakwood found on the Gokstad ship |
Egil Skallagrimsson died.
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