The Battle of Stamford Bridge 1066 AD

Animation presenting the last years of the Viking Age in England. After the heirless death of Edward the Confessor, the struggle for the english throne begins with three main competitors: powerful Earl of Wessex Harold Godwinson, fearsome Harald Hardrada King of Norway and Duke William of Normandy. Video covers Hardrada’s landing in Yorkshire and the sudden encounter versus Harold Godwinson near Stamford Bridge village. Support BazBattles on Patreon: Music used: BTS Prolog - Kevin MacLeod Impact Allegretto - Kevin MacLeod A Dream Within a Dream - Twin Musicom All This Scoring Action - Kevin MacLeod Impact Andante - Kevin MacLeod