Battle of Fulford
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The Battle of Fulford was a 1066 clash near York in which a Norwegian-led invading force defeated the northern English earls shortly before the main events of the Norman Conquest.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Fulford canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Battle of Hastings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Stamford Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Harald Hardrada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tostig Godwinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Earl Edwin of Mercia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Earl Morcar of Northumbria NERFINISHED ⓘ English earls of the north ⓘ Kingdom of Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Anglo-Saxon forces of northern England
ⓘ
Norwegian-led invading force ⓘ |
| commander |
Edwin, Earl of Mercia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harald Hardrada NERFINISHED ⓘ Harald III of Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ Morcar, Earl of Northumbria NERFINISHED ⓘ Tostig Godwinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictOf | English history ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1066-09-20 ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Hastings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Stamford Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCasusBelli | Norwegian claim to the English throne ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Anglo-Saxon fyrd
ⓘ
Norwegian housecarls ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Northumbria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod | 11th century ⓘ |
| location |
England
ⓘ
Fulford NERFINISHED ⓘ near York ⓘ |
| notableFor | one of two major battles fought in England in the weeks before Hastings ⓘ |
| opponentOf | Harold Godwinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | defeat of the northern English earls ⓘ |
| partOf |
Harald Hardrada's 1066 invasion of England
ⓘ
campaigns preceding the Norman Conquest of England ⓘ events of 1066 in England ⓘ |
| precededBy | Norwegian invasion of northern England in 1066 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Norman Conquest of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Viking invasions of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Norwegian victory ⓘ |
| significance |
forced Harold Godwinson to march north to confront Harald Hardrada
ⓘ
weakened northern English defenses before the Norman invasion ⓘ |
| tookPlaceNear | River Ouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1066 ⓘ |
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