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1066 - French horsepower broke England

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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816 - Inis Cathaigh was raided

Ireland Inis Cathaigh was plundered by Danish vikings, they slaughtered the monks, and they defaced the holy monument of St. Senan . The viking raids continued on Inis Catthaigh ( Scattery Island) until the vikings were defeated in 1014 at Clontarf. Spain During the 13-day conflict between Emir Al-Hakam and Prince of Pamplona, Inigo Arista. Vikings participated as allies of the Basques. They were probably operating as mercenaries, According to the sources, the chieftain who led the Vikings was called Saltan (Halvdan), and he died in the battle.
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814 - The battle for the throne continued

Denmark Harald Klak and Reginfred tried another comeback but was defeated and Reginfred was killed, also one of the older sons of Godfred was slain in the battle. Harald Klak got refuge with the Obotrites and Charlemagne promised to help, but the emperor died of pleurisy in Aachen 71 years old shortly after he made the promise. His son Louis the pious renewed the promise of Charlemagne. Spain Vikings may have been part of a group which settled in parts of the Basque country about 814 and stayed until 825, when they were defeated by the Arabs in a battle in Altamira.They had established a lucrative trading post beside the Urdaibai Estuary. Urdurbai estate Spain
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795 - Iona,Inisbofin and Inismurray was raided

Ireland The first raids on Ireland by vikings (probably of west Norwegian origin), The Annals of Ulster tells us " The burning of Rechru by the heathens, and Scí was overwhelmed and laid waste of viking raids ". The Monasteries on Inisbofin and Inismurray were attacked. Scotland The monastery of Saint Columba on Iona and Lambay, Skye one of the Inner Hebrides and Rathlin Island was raided. scholars believe that Viking incursions into Wales began in this year, suggesting that the Vikings who raided the Church on Recru or Lombay Island had sailed there from a previous attack upon Wales.Fry mentioned that before 796 a group of Norwegians had venturd peacefully in Ireland.Looking for a place to settle. Map of Faroe Islands Faroe islands Vikings drove Irish monks out of the Faroe islands, the monks probably left to live in Iceland, but no permanent viking settlement was made. Spain According to Arab sources, Vikings and Basques had fought together against th...
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