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 German emperor Heinrich 3 married Gunhild, daughter of Emma and Cnut the great. Cnut the great`s son Sveinn Knutsson died only 19 years old.
England
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| Sigtrygg Silkbeard |
Ireland
Echmarcach mac Ragnaill, King of the Isles forced Sigtrygg Silkbeard to abdicate from his 46 year reign of Dublin.
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| Ingvar the Widefarers last expedition |
The 20-year-old Ingvar the widefarer Emundsson led a fleet of 30 ships and between 500 and 1,000 men east from Sweden to enter the service of Prince Yaroslav the wise of Kiev. When their employment contract was coming to an end, Ingvar and his Swedes joined a combined plundering and trading expedition to the Caspian Sea. 25 Rune stones in Sweden was raised in memory of the tragic journey.
Sicily
A group of Saracen Zirid attacked Sicily and reconquered Palermo from the Normans but failed to reconquer the island.
Scotland
Thorfinn the Mighty invaded Moss and Moray.
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