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1066: Sailing Into the Storm

Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong

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The Battle of Stamford Bridge

Harold godwinson and his house carls lead a surprise attack. They force their way across the bridge and attack head on. The survivors have to decamp from york and leave on 24 ships. It shows you how totally devastate this force was. From that point onward, norway is severely weakened. And in the following years, it would really fade away as a major scandinavian power.

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