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The Battle of Niså (Slaget ved Niså) was a naval battle fought on 9 August 1062 between the forces of Norwegian king Harald Hardrada and king Sweyn II of Denmark.Harald had claimed the Danish throne since 1047, and had launched raids into Denmark ever since.
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Sweyn managed to escape the battle, reached land and stopped at the house of a peasant to ask for something to eat. "What was the terrible rumbling in the night?" she asked. "Didn't you know the two kings were fighting all night?" asked one of Sweyn's men. "Who won, then?" the woman asked. "Norwegians," came the reply.
Obelisk Memorial for Egil Ullserk and his men who died at the Battle of Rastarkalv. Battle of Chippenham (878) Battle of Stamford (878) Battle of Corbridge (918) Battle of Brunanburh (937) Battle of Blodeheia (953) Battle of Rastarkalv (955) Battle of Fitjar (961) Battle of Hjörungavágr (ca. 985) Battle of Maldon (991) Battle of Svolder (1000 ...
The Great Heathen Army, [a] also known as the Viking Great Army, [1] was a coalition of Scandinavian warriors who invaded England in 865 AD.Since the late 8th century, the Vikings [b] had been engaging in raids on centres of wealth, such as monasteries.
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Vikings, according to Clare Downham in Viking Kings of Britain and Ireland, are "people of Scandinavian culture who were active outside Scandinavia ... Danes, Norwegians, Swedish, Hiberno-Scandinavians, Anglo-Scandinavians, or the inhabitants of any Scandinavian colony who affiliated themselves more strongly with the culture of the colonizer than with that of the indigenous population."