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...
Thorkil the tall was killed by peasants and was succeeded by Wulfsige Sparklingson who had married with Canutes half-sister Estrid. The new rulers was given the mission to educate Cnut and Emma's son Harthacnut, they also took initiative to settle new land.
Germany
A castle was build at Hamburg, so that the Saxons could control a vital trade post, Adam of Bremen lied when he wrote that it was build in 1061 by Ordulf but it was his father Duke, Bernhard II (1011-1059) who did it 37 years before in 1024
Norway
King Magnus the good Olafsson was born in April/June. Torarin Nevjolson sailed from Møre to Iceland, saga of Olav the holy saga told us it took 4 days. Average speed of 6-7 knots.
Orkney
Thorfinn the mighty became earl of Orkney he ruled until 1065. He established Dingwall.
Spain
An early crusade was led by, Roger of Toeni, a Norman knight, he left the battlefields of the Ebro Valley and went back to Normandy.Tui was annexed into the bishopric Santiago, Tui had been plundered and many citizens were captured or killed by a viking attack.
Greece
The Kievan Rus' leader named Chrysocheir assembled 800 men and sailed out to plunder Byzantines and perform a quick raid into the Aegean Sea but was defeated by the Byzantines at the Battle of Lemnos.
A castle was build at Hamburg, so that the Saxons could control a vital trade post, Adam of Bremen lied when he wrote that it was build in 1061 by Ordulf but it was his father Duke, Bernhard II (1011-1059) who did it 37 years before in 1024
Norway
King Magnus the good Olafsson was born in April/June. Torarin Nevjolson sailed from Møre to Iceland, saga of Olav the holy saga told us it took 4 days. Average speed of 6-7 knots.
Orkney
Thorfinn the mighty became earl of Orkney he ruled until 1065. He established Dingwall.
Spain
An early crusade was led by, Roger of Toeni, a Norman knight, he left the battlefields of the Ebro Valley and went back to Normandy.Tui was annexed into the bishopric Santiago, Tui had been plundered and many citizens were captured or killed by a viking attack.
The Kievan Rus' leader named Chrysocheir assembled 800 men and sailed out to plunder Byzantines and perform a quick raid into the Aegean Sea but was defeated by the Byzantines at the Battle of Lemnos.
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