Battle of Stamford Bridge
The Battle of Stamford Bridge took place at the village of Stamford Bridge, East Riding of Yorkshire, in England, on 25 September 1066, between an English army under King Harold Godwinson and an invading Norwegian force led by King Harald Hardrada and the English king's brother Tostig Godwinson. After a bloody battle, both Hardrada and Tostig, along with most of the Norwegians, were killed. Although Harold Godwinson repelled the Norwegian invaders, his army was defeated by the Normans at Hastings less than three weeks later. The battle has traditionally been presented as symbolising the end of the Viking Age, although major Scandinavian campaigns in Britain and Ireland occurred in the following decades, such as those of King Sweyn Estrithson of Denmark in 1069–1070 and King Magnus Barefoot of Norway in 1098 and 1102–1103.
Battle of Stamford Bridge, 1870, by Peter Nicolai Arbo
A 19th-century illustration of the Harald Hardrada saga, Heimskringla.
Village monument
Stamford Bridge battlefield memorial near Whiterose Drive
Stamford Bridge, East Riding of Yorkshire
Stamford Bridge is a village and civil parish on the River Derwent in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, approximately 5 miles (8 km) east of York and 22 miles (35 km) west of Driffield. The village sits astride an ancient ford on the River Derwent.
Image: The Square, Stamford Bridge geograph.org.uk 4297544
Image: Stamford Bridge Viaduct geograph.org.uk 3520180
Image: Cornmill in 2006 after conversion
Image: Road bridge at Stamford Bridge geograph.org.uk 3520200