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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Battle of Fulford canonical 3

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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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Norman Conquest of England hasPart Battle of Fulford
Harald Hardrada notableBattle Battle of Fulford
Tostig Godwinson participantIn Battle of Fulford