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...
William the bastard were humiliated at Alençon. After a failed attack, the defenders on the wall insulteds about William his illegitimate birth and beat animal skins with sticks to patronize the fact that his grandfather was a tanner. William managed to break into the town, William captured 36 of the men and punished them by ordering for all of their feet and hands to be
severed. William continued similar atocities against his foes, however, his favoured punishment was imprisonment for years or dungeon for life.
severed. William continued similar atocities against his foes, however, his favoured punishment was imprisonment for years or dungeon for life.
Wales
According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, a raid by Gruffudd ap Llywelyn on Leominster in 1052 resulted in the Battle of Llanllieni, between the Welsh and a combined force of Norman mercenaries and English Saxon. The Welsh won.
Source: Gwynfor Evans (1974). Land of My Fathers: 2000 Years of Welsh History. Y Lolfa. page 156. ISBN 9780862432652
According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, a raid by Gruffudd ap Llywelyn on Leominster in 1052 resulted in the Battle of Llanllieni, between the Welsh and a combined force of Norman mercenaries and English Saxon. The Welsh won.
Source: Gwynfor Evans (1974). Land of My Fathers: 2000 Years of Welsh History. Y Lolfa. page 156. ISBN 9780862432652
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