There has been Vikings around dated all the way back to the year 880. They were well known for their swift attacks, raids, and quick departures. They were impossible to defend against. The Franks built towns and castles in strategic locations to serve as refuges. They were great skilled seamen; wherever they went conflict would soon be there. The most important thing they ever did was invade England. It was also the most difficult thing they ever came across also. At the time when King Edward died, Harold proclaimed that he was the rightful heir. Apparently he wasn't the only one who thought that. This caused lots of conflict. There were two invasions on England just for this reason. King Harold Hardada of Norway, and as we all know him William the Conqueror. The Vikings were known throughout the world as fierce and cruel individuals. In the year 1066, there were two Viking invasions on England. .
The death of King Edward was a huge shock. No one knew what to do because, no knew of any heirs. After King Edwards death Harold a close friend married Edwards sister in order to become king. People of England agreed. They supported him, the only problem was, there were a very strong few that didn't. The first rival was King Hardrada. He claimed that King Edward and him had made a deal and that he should be king. The second being the great William the Conqueror. Who was well known for winning his battles. He thought that he should be the King of England. England was planning to stand and fight for their king. They all liked King Harold. .
Since Hardrada thought that he was king since him and King Edward had an agreement, King Hardrada of Norway immediately planned to invade England. King Hardrada landed on the Northern English coast. They "sacked" some villages, and headed to the city of York for battle. To little surprise King Harold had already heard news of their landing, and was already waiting for them when they arrived.
The Vikings were the most vicious and feared of the attackers. ... Now, because of the invasions, the need for cavalries, protection, and military strength were apparent. ... If not for these invasions, these weak points could've gone unnoticed for a long time. ... He was so successful that he was recognized as King of England. ... The invasions made Europeans realize they were weak and unprotected. ...
Looking through a wide array of websites on Medieval England, the one that caught my attention was Battle1066.com. The Site makes great attempt to tell the history of England from first Invasion of the Romans up till the Battle of Hastings. ... The Site appears to be reliable it gives a chronological order of things from different groups such as romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, and the faith (Christianity). ... He provides excellent analysis of the battle of Hastings and its effects on England. ... The Sites creator gives you sense that Norman Conquest was turning point in England history, by sh...
After Rome withdrew from Britain in 410 AD, the country was vulnerable to invasion. ... These include political unity, the end of the petty state and the beginning of the English monarchy, the appearance of various Viking raider elements, and the establishment of a united kingdom of Scotland and the subsequent abandonment to Scotland of formerly English lands in the north.11 Because of the frequency of invasions by the Danes and other Viking raiders, advancement toward political unity began to transpire. The weaker provinces began to rely on their more powerful neighbors for protection against...
~The ethnic background of the Vikings was -D-Germanic... - The Vikings were called the North men. ... -Eleanor of Aquitaine is famous for ruling England in Henry II's absence. ... ~All of the following contributed to the decline of cities in what had been the Roman Empire EXCEPT-Viking invasions. ... -Viking invasions of Europe eventually ceased as a result of several factors, among which was the fact that farming conditions in the Viking homeland improved. ...
It is through such an invasion of Britain that most likely, St. ... Patrick and the Vikings, Irish politics changed considerably and one could almost see the beginnings of a move towards a single political entity. ... This meant that when the Vikings came to Ireland in the first of the modern invasions that was to see the eventual conquest of the country, they encountered no significant organized resistance. Vikings actually came as early as 795 AD to Ireland and they were fierce warriors who sacked and looted the monasteries for their riches. ... The Vikings were not just invaders intent on...
The Celts began to appear in England at around 2nd Century BC, but their full "invasion" of people did not arrive until about 5th Century AD. ... There is very little known of written works in the time between the Anglo-Saxon invasions and the first Old English manuscripts. ... Also, it is important to remember that in this time there where constant raids and pillaging in northern England because of the Vikings. ... When the Norman invasion finally occurred in 10th Century AD, old English was morphed yet again, and in less than two centuries would change from being "Old English" to "Middle Eng...
Ordenova) During the 7th and 8th Centuries, the Northhumbrian language and culture dominated Britain, but the Viking invasion of the 9th Century brought an end to this domination along with the total destruction of the Mercian culture and language. The only culture that remained unharmed by the Viking invasion was that of Wessex, which continued as an independent kingdom. ... This Vikings added many Norse words like sky, skin, leg, husband, die, them. ... William the Conqueror, the Duke of Normandy, invaded and conquered England and the Anglo-Saxons. ... (Cuddon p.551) The last major fa...
It was a strong Viking influence that is the most notable difference in the two countries culture. England was a land of peace and somewhat democratic rule where the people chose the ruler. ... Since it was after the equinox, the usual end of the invasion season, and the fryrd had finished it's two months service the English had gone home. ... During the Norsemen invasion several villages were sacked and burned and more farmland was destroyed. ... After the invasion England was in a far worse place that it began. ...
