Norwgian Invasion Flashcards
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who was Tostig
Tostig was brother of Harold Godwin and was removed as earl of Northumbria in 1065 and sent to exile in Flanders
May 1066
- Tostig began campaign
- ships and soldiers raided town along Sussex coast
- occupied town of sandwich for a while then sailed up river Humber and carried out raids in Leicester
How many men and ships did Tostig and hardrada have ?
7000 men
300 ships
Earls Edwin and Morcar
Edwin earls of Northumbria and morcar of Mercia were brothers who led an army of 3500 men
-popular brothers and sister Edith married king Harold
Battled at Fulford gate
Date
What happened
What was significance
⭐️Date - 20th September
What happened: ⭐️
-Anglo Saxons shield wall
-hardrada concealed réserve troops moved round back of English and won
-both side used sword (religious significance) and axes
-Viking’s pushes Anglo Saxons into Marsh so that hey could walk on solid ground
Significance ⭐️
-24th September York surrendered
-150 hostages to be exchanged at Stamford bridge
Battle at Stamford bridge
- date
- what happened
Date ⭐️
-25th September
What happened ⭐️
-king Harold marched 190 miles in 4 days with housecarls and fyrd
-Godwinsons army went to exchange 159 hostages
-Viking’s caught not ready and Lone Viking killed 40 Englishmen single handedly until someone stuck a sword up Stamford bridge and killed
-Harold’s army twice as large
-Harold tried to persuade Tostig saying he would reinstate
another used shield wall and both hardrada and Tostig slain
-only 24/300 ships needed to bring Viking’s back
Significance
- only 24/300 ships needed
- now peace between Godwin and Viking’s as hardradas son Olav offers himself up and Godwin agrees to let him leave as long as he swore loyalty
- South coats left unprotected as William arrives
short term causes of the outcome of the battle of fulford gate
- harold godwinson was vulnerable as his army was small and peasants had to return for harvest
- harold hardrada attacking for Scandanavia in the North which’s the easiest to reach and Tostig knew it well
Long term causes of outcome of battle fo fulford gate
- edwar the confessors disputed succession
- tostigs exile by harold meant he supported hard hardrada giving hardrada extra support
which town did hradrada and tasting march towards after sailing up river humber
-towards York
short term causes of the battle fo stamford bridge
- happened at Harold II decision to march army north
- vikings reportedly unprepared and caught off guard
- long term cause of the disputed succession which would inevitably lead to many battles
significance of battle of stamford bridge
- tostig killed
- English army concentrate in north away from Hastings
- viking threat to harold II succession defeated as hardrada and tostig killed
