Battle of Stamford Bridge - Wikipedia
The Battle of Stamford Bridge (Old English: Gefeoht æt Stanfordbrycge) took place at the village of Stamford Bridge, East Riding of Yorkshire, in England, on 25 September 1066, between an English army under King Harold Godwinson and an invading Norwegian force led by King Harald Hardrada and the English king's brother Tostig Godwinson. After a ...
Norman Conquest - Wikipedia
The Norwegian king Harald Hardrada invaded northern England in September 1066 and was victorious at the Battle of Fulford on 20 September, but Godwinson's army defeated and killed Hardrada at the Battle of Stamford Bridge on 25 September.
BBC - History - Overview: The Vikings, 800 to 1066
Mar 29, 2011 · And in 1066 there were separate invasions by the king of Norway, Harald Hardrada, and duke of Normandy, William, the latter the descendant of Scandinavian settlers in northern France. Many...
Battle of Stamford Bridge (1066) | Summary | Britannica
Battle of Stamford Bridge, battle fought between Saxon and Viking forces on September 25, 1066, about 7 miles east of York, England, with the Britons emerging victorious.
Viking activity in the British Isles - Wikipedia
Harald Hardrada, King of Norway, led an invasion of England in 1066 with 300 longships and 10,000 soldiers, attempting to seize the English throne during the succession dispute following the death of Edward the Confessor.
The Battle of Stamford Bridge, 1066 - Historic UK
Date: 25th September, 1066. War: Viking invasion. Location: Stamford Bridge, Yorkshire. Belligerents: Anglo-Saxons, Vikings. Victors: Anglo-Saxons. Numbers: Anglo-Saxons around 15,000, Vikings around 11,000 (and around 300 ships) Casualties: Anglo-Saxons around 5,000, Vikings around 6,000
Last of the Vikings – Stamford Bridge, 1066 - HistoryNet
Aug 26, 2008 · Just weeks before his watershed fight with the Normans at Hastings, English King Harold II faced a full-blown Viking invasion led by the legendary Harald Hardrada at Stamford Bridge.
The Viking Age Timeline 789-1066 | TheTimelineGeek
Feb 4, 2018 · The first Viking invasion was in 793 when the Vikings raided the monastery at Lindisfarne. The last was Harald Hardrada’s attempt to take the English throne in 1066. A Viking force landed at Portland, Dorset. When the local reeve went to meet them he was killed.
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1066 saw the final, decisive action between three competing groups for the control of the kingdom of England. The power struggle had begun with the battles between the Danes and King Alfred of Wessex in the mid 9th century.
Why was the Norman Conquest important? - BBC Bitesize
In 1066 there were two invasions of England, a Viking and a Norman invasion. The Vikings were defeated but the Normans succeeded in conquering England, bringing to an end Anglo-Saxon England....