The Battle of Stamford Bridge was the second September battle in 1066, between King Harold of England and King Harald of Norway and Tostig. The Anglo-Saxon army had marched all the way from London ...

But on 5th January, 1066, King Edward the Confessor put ... and necessary support to become king. Next up was the King of Norway, Harald Hardrada, or hard ruler - a formidable Viking warrior.

He later commanded the Byzantine Emperor’s Varangian Guard (1034-1042), fighting in Sicily, Anatolia, and even Mesopotamia, and eventually became King of Norway himself (1046-1066). Harald then made ...