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The Battle of Largs (2 October 1263) was a battle between the kingdoms of Norway and Scotland, on the Firth of Clyde near Largs, Scotland.The conflict formed part of the Norwegian expedition against Scotland in 1263, in which Haakon Haakonsson, King of Norway attempted to reassert Norwegian sovereignty over the western seaboard of Scotland. [1]
German attacks on Nauru (1940) Commandos in action during the Måløy-raid. Continuing the war in exile Operation Gauntlet (1941) Operation Kitbag (1941) Operation Anklet (1941) Operation Archery, aka Måløy raid (1941) Operation Musketoon (1942) Operation Fritham (1942–1943) Operation Cartoon (1943) Operation Zitronella (1943) Battle of the ...
The Norse sources agree that Olaf Tryggvason fought against overwhelming odds in the battle. Fagrskinna , for example, says that he had "only a small force", and that the sea around him was "carpeted with warships" [ 26 ] The sources which specify the number of warships all agree that Olaf Tryggvason had 11 vessels but they give various numbers ...
Holmgangs were fought 3–7 days after the challenge. If the person challenged did not turn up for the holmgang, the other man was considered just in his challenge. If the offended party did not turn up for the holmgang, they were deemed niðingr, and could have been sentenced to outlawry. In effect, if someone was unwilling or unable to defend ...
In order to gain admission, prospective members were required to prove themselves with a feat of strength, which often took the form of a ritual duel, or holmgang, with a Jomsviking. Once admitted, the Jomsvikings required adherence to a strict code of conduct to instill a sense of military discipline among its members.
Old Norse: Djúra-bý. Although the area was settled by Danes from 877, it was not under English threat until 913 when Lady Aethelflaed of Mercia campaigned deep into Danish territory and established a burh at nearby Tamworth. In 917 Aethelflaed launched her first offensive foray [citation needed] and selected the fortress at Derby as her target.
Flateyjarbók is the largest medieval Icelandic manuscript, comprising 225 written and illustrated vellum leaves. It contains mostly sagas of the Norse kings as found in the Heimskringla, specifically the sagas about Olaf Tryggvason, St. Olaf, Sverre, Hákon the Old, Magnus the Good, and Harald Hardrada.
English has borrowed the term from tafl (pronounced; Old Norse for 'table'), [4] [5] a generic term referring to board games.. Hnefatafl (roughly , [5] plausibly realised as [n̥ɛvatavl]), became the preferred term for the game in Scandinavia by the end of the Viking Age, to distinguish it from other board games, such as skáktafl (), kvatrutafl and halatafl (), as these became known. [2]