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After the Battle of Fulford , Harald Hardrada and Tostig took York with no trouble. Neither side wanted bloodshed or destruction of a town t...

The former earl Tostig , brother of King Harold Godwinson of England, wanted revenge for being deposed and exiled for his bad behavior. He f...

While William in Normandy was preparing to take over England after the death of Edward the Confessor and the coronation of Harold Godwinson...

When Edward the Confessor died on 5 January 1066, he supposedly made a deathbed statement committing his kingdom into the care of Harold God...

In 1051, when King Edward the Confessor was inviting more friendly Normans to join him in England, Duke William of Normandy visited. Accord...

Magnus Olafsson became king of Norway at the age of 11. He originally talked about getting revenge on those who were his father's enemie...

When Olaf II Haraldsson was driven out of Norway in 1028, his family fled with him. This included a concubine, Alfhild, and their young son...

If you look at the top of the globe, you realize how seafarers from Norway could easily dip south to Scotland on their way to colonize Ic...

The first part is here . Death of Harald Hardrada, illustration from Matthew Paris King Harold Godwinson of England, hearing th...

In the absence of historical photographs, I give you Lego Stamford Bridge ! In the competition for the throne resulting from the death ...

When Edward the Confessor died, he supposedly made a deathbed statement committing his kingdom into the care of Harold Godwinson. As the m...

In 1051, when King Edward the Confessor was inviting more friendly Normans to join him in England, Duke William of Normandy visited. Accord...