The first of two invasions of 1066 had started badly for the Saxons with a bloody defeat at Fulford but just days later, at Stamford Bridge, King Harold of England surprised the Vikings with a large army. The name Stamford Bridge is one with great significance in English history, having been the site in Yorkshire of a succesful battle against the Vikings in 1066, immediately prior to defeat by the Normans at the Battle of Hastings. It was also the beginning of the end for Harold. Battle of Stamford Bridge – 25 September 1066 Three weeks before the Battle of Hastings, King Harold defeated another invasion – though he was nearly halted by just one Viking warrior. Three days later, the much-anticipated Norman Invasion of England finally arrived and the delay of Harold’s army at Stamford Bridge allowed the Normans to land. In the meantime just three days later on the eve of St. Michael's day, 29th September, Duke William landed his Norman army … Unprepared for battle and with a significant contingent displaced guarding their ships, the Vikings were routed and the Norwegian King killed. Harold, king of the English, permitted Olaf, the son of the Norwegian king, to return home unmolested with twenty ships and the survivors, but only after they had sworn oaths of submission and had given hostages. The Battle of Stamford Bridge on 25 September 1066 is the traditional end of the Viking era in Britain.In this battle Harold Godwinson repelled the invading Norwegian force led by his brother Tostig Godwinson and King Harald Hardrada of Norway - but three weeks later his loss at the Battle of Hastings allowed the Norman conquest of England.. (3) Florence of Worcester was a monk who wrote an account of the Battle of Stamford Bridge in about 1125. There, on 20 September, an Anglo-Saxon army led by Eadwine, earl of Mercia, and Morcar, the earl of Northumbria, clashed with Hardrada's army. https://www.thoughtco.com/invasions-battle-of-stamford-bridge-2360721 The Viking King Harald Hardrada, challenger to the English throne, had landed in Yorkshire accompanied by the English King Harold’s brother, Earl Tostig. The battle of Stamford Bridge was a decisive victory for the English who had fought two major battles within five nights of each other. The first of the three major battles of 1066 CE was at Fulford Gate, an uncertain location somewhere near York. Three weeks after that, Harold was killed fighting at the Battle of Hastings. The Battle of Stamford Bridge 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 bloody battle, both Hardrada and Tostig along with most of the Norwegians were killed. Viking of Stamford Bridge "But there was one of the Norwegians who withstood the English folk, so that they could not pass over the bridge, nor complete the victory." It was a bloody battle and one in which Harold's army (the Saxons) broke through the Viking invaders front line to go on and win the battle.The Battle of Stamford Bridge was one of the most impressive victories any Saxon King ever won. 25 September 1066. Harold's men killed Harald Hardrada and Tostig. Fulford Gate & Stamford Bridge.

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