Major conflict1066
Battle of Stamford Bridge
Stamford Bridge · East Riding of Yorkshire · England
Estimated casualties
Casualty figures unrecorded for this conflict.
On 25 September 1066, King Harold Godwinson of England destroyed an invading Norwegian army under King Harald Hardrada and Tostig Godwinson at Stamford Bridge in Yorkshire; both invading leaders were killed. The hard-won victory left Harold's army depleted just before the Norman invasion at Hastings.
Belligerents2
- Kingdom of England
- Kingdom of Norway
ON THE MAPKingdom of England
Sources
- Wikipedia: Battle of Stamford Bridge
- Britannica: Battle of Stamford Bridge
- Wikipedia — text reused under CC BY-SA 4.0
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