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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 ...
Tostig Godwinson (c. 1029 – 25 September 1066) [1] was an Anglo-Saxon Earl of Northumbria and brother of King Harold Godwinson. [2] After being exiled by his brother, Tostig supported the Norwegian king Harald Hardrada's invasion of England, and was killed alongside Hardrada at the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066.
Thereafter he shared the Norwegian king's fortunes, dying with him at Stamford Bridge on 25 September, [8] in a battle which did much to deplete the forces of its victor, Tostig's brother Harold, and to divert his attention from the defence of the south coast against the threat from Normandy.
Stamford Bridge has several notable landmarks, including the Corn Mill; the stone arched bridge over the River Derwent; the Stamford Bridge Viaduct, [9] and Stamford Bridge railway station, both c. 1847; [10] a Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, built 1828 in yellow brick; [11] [12] the Bay Horse Inn, late 18th to early 19th century public house; [13 ...
Chelsea set a Europa Conference League record as they crushed Armenian side FC Noah 8-0 at Stamford Bridge on Thursday. Why not relive those goals?
The fact that Harold had to make a forced march to fight Hardrada at Stamford Bridge and then move at utmost speed south to meet the Norman invasion, all in less than three weeks, is widely seen as a primary factor in William's victory at Hastings. [134]
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