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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| Sam Tung - Viking inventory |
The Danish kings claimed that Vestfold, and the rich trading town Kaupang was part of his kingdom, but the local Norwegian chieftains probably had another opinion.
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| Kaupang Town life |
Ireland
Viking attacked Mayo and the south-west Irish coast. After last years defeat they returned and took revenge killing the local King, Coscrach.
Most Vikings were armed alike, wearing a conical helmet (without horns or wings and if they were wealthy chain mail. Vikings carried a sword or an ax and a round wooden shield with a central metal boss to protect the hand. The axes could be either single or double bladed and usually bore carved decorations in the metal.
Viking weapons names
Axes were named such as Rimmugýgr (aggressive old hag troll), Skogsgýgr (outlawed old hag troll) and Galdsgýr (lunatic old hag troll), genja (shreak, terrify), skràma (horrify, terrify), SkaðI (injure), Saxa (cut off), Snaga (cut short, stunt, gnaw), Randgríðr (shield-seeker, shield-wrecker), Svartleggja (send into darkness), Himintelgja (chopping sky–high), Stjarna (star), skeggja (bearded) and barða (bearded). We also name for hammers, such as hamartröll (troll hammer), grand hjalms (helmet wrecker), bryðja randa (shield-eater, shield-smasher), randgalkn (the shield’s wild animal) and galli meginhurðar Gauts (shield disfigurer).
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