Paul and Erlend Thorfinnsson
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Paul Thorfinnsson and Erlend Thorfinnsson were brothers who ruled together as Earls of Orkney. Paul and Erlend were the sons of Thorfinn Sigurdsson and Ingibiorg Finnsdottir. Through Ingibiorg's fathe
Battle of Stamford Bridge by Peter Nicolai Arbo
Birsay Parish with the Brough of Birsay in the background
Battle of Stamford Bridge
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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 invad
Paul and Erlend Thorfinnsson
…Godwinson on the ill-fated expedition to England in 1066. Paul and Erlend were with Harald's son Olaf Kyrre, guarding the ships at Riccall, when the battle of Stamford Bridge was fought. The Norwegian army was heavily defeated, and both Harald and Tostig were killed, but Olaf and the earls were allowed to leave with the…
A 19th-century illustration of the Harald Hardrada saga, Heimskringla
Village monument
Stamford Bridge battlefield memorial near Whiterose Drive