Stamford Bridge, 1066 AD - The battle that ended the Viking Age - Godwinson vs Hardrada VIDEO
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π© According to legend, a single Viking warrior held the narrow bridge against the English for a time. He killed about 40 English warriors before he was killed. In the fierce fighting that followed, both Harald Hardrada and Tostig were killed, along with most of the Viking host. Harald's death in battle is considered to have marked the end of the Viking Age in Europe. The English had experienced a swift and decisive victory at Stamford Bridge, but just three days later news reached King Harold that William of Normandy was commencing his invasion to take the throne.
π’ Narrated by David McCallion
πΌ Music:
Epidemic Sounds
Filmstro
π Sources:
McLynn, Frank, 1066: the Year of the Three Battles (ISBN: 0-7126-6672-9).
Walker, Ian, Harold: the Last Anglo-Saxon King (ISBN: 0-7509-3763-7).
Hill, Paul, The Anglo-Saxons at War (ISBN: 9781844685431).
Hollway, Don, The Last Viking: The True Story of King Harald Hardrada (ISBN: 978-1-47828-4653-2).
Morris, Marc, The Norman Conquest (ISBN: 978-1-448-13602-5).
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