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Sweyn Estridson and Harald Hardrada tried to establish an army to overthrow Magnus.
Soon after Harald Hardrada made peace with Magnus, the viking mentality of always supporting the strongest side and Sweyn Estridson was the weakest and known for bad war luck.
Magnus gave Harald Hardrada a part of his kingdom in return for half of the share in Harald Hardradas Byzantine treasure.
Sweyn did not like Harald Hardradas tradition for plundering and murder, because it was a way to gain unpopularity. Sweyn Estridson continued his struggle weakened.
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An inheritance rebellion against William the Conqueror started with an ambush near Valognes on the Cotentin Peninsula, but the rebels failed. The noble rebels were Gui of Burgundy, Nigel of the Cotentin, Rannulf of the Bessin, Ralph Tesson of Thury, Grimoald of Plessis, and Haimo of Creully, they raised an army of 25000 men.
The rebels tried to capture William the Conqueror but he escaped the ambush, he rode directly to King Henry's royal court in Poissy, and begged the king for help and claimed that a revolt against a loyal duke vassal was a revolt against the king himself. The king of France, Henry raised an army of 10000 men.
Orkney Islands
Ragnvald sneak-attacked Thorfinn the mighty’s longhouse by night and set fire to it. Only a few survived, but among them was Thorfinn the mighty, who cut his way through the wall and ran out into the night, with his wife in his arms. Ragnvald settled down as ruler of the Orkney Islands.Kirkwall mentioned in Orkneyinga saga, when it was recorded as the residence of Ragnvald Brusason
During Yuletide Thorfinn the mighty came back and attacked the longhouse and killed Ragnvald.
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