The inhabitants of Worcester rebelled against the Danegeld being collected by King Harthacnut, and killed two of his tax collectors. Harthacnut responded by burning Worcester to the ground.
Edward the Confessor came back from his exile in Normandy to become the heir of his half-brother Harthacnut as King of England. He reduced the fleet from 60 to 32 ships due to the harsh tax burden.
Central Asia
Ingvar the widefarer started an expedition south from Sweden. Georgian historians mentioned a group of Vikings who helped King Bagrat IV of Georgia in a war against some rebels
Ingvar the widefarer tried to reestablish trade routes to Serkland(Arabia). Ingvar was later killed as his expedition ended in disaster somewhere in central Asia, There are no less than 26 Ingvar related Runestones, 23 of them being in the Lake Mälaren region of Uppland.
Harald Hardrada led a campaign against the Bulgars. At the battle of Ostrovo Harald crushed the Bulgars to an extent that they were under Byzantine rule for 145 years.
In December Harald Hardrada left Byzans for Kiev.
Italy
Viking trade routes |
May 4: Battle of Montemaggiore fought by the river Ofanto near Cannae in Apulia in the Catepanate of Italy. Normans and Lombards led by William Iron Arm was again victorious against the Byzantine Empire.
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