Harald III of Norway

King Harold, the true legend himself, was the last king during the Anglo-Saxon period. His legacy would last forever. He was a competitive fighter that never gave up and whose victories were well known. He had an aggressive and arrogant personality, but his motives were never self-centered. In 1066 A.D. “both Tostig and Harald Hardrada invaded England to unseat King Harold, but both attacks failed” (n.p, Norman Conquest of England, The History Guy). This shows how magnificent his strength was when armies attacked him and failed. Tostig was Harold’s brother, so the attack was a test of his morals. After the victory, Harold and his men marched at Stamford Bridge, displaying their abilities. The amount of bravery that he had was astonishing and caught many off guard, and his aptitude as a warrior will be remembered.…

Perhaps the most recognisable of these defeats occurred in 1066, when the King of Norway Harald Sigurdsson Hard ruler fought a British force at Stamford Bridge. According to Anders Winroth, ‘the battle of Stamford Bridge stands as a fitting epilogue to the Viking Age, as it was to be the last major Viking battle in Western Europe.’ Whilst military defeats could be used to support the argument favouring the end of the Viking age, Due to it potentially demonstrating how the Vikings lost their…

I. 1 At the time of the Norman invasion, Harold Godwinson was king of England. His brother Tostigg had been exiled, after trying to claim the throne for himself. While in exile, King Harald of Norway decided he wanted the English throne too. Tostigg offered his services to the king, and was accepted. Meanwhile, William the Conqueror was preparing to invade as well. This meant that Harald 's forces were both spread out, and lessened, since this was at the end of summer and most of Harald…