Battle of Stamford Bridge

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battle military conflict

The Battle of Stamford Bridge was a pivotal 1066 clash in England where King Harold Godwinson defeated a Norwegian invasion, effectively marking the end of large-scale Viking attempts to conquer England.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Battle in which King Harold Godwinson defeated a Norwegian invasion	1
Battle of Fulford	1
Defense of England in 1066	1
English–Norwegian War of 1066	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military conflict ⓘ
approximateEnglishCasualties	significant but lower than Norwegian casualties ⓘ
approximateNorwegianCasualties	very high ⓘ
associatedWith	Viking Age ⓘ
belligerent	English rebels under Tostig Godwinson ⓘ Kingdom of England ⓘ Kingdom of Norway ⓘ
cause	Harald Hardrada’s invasion of northern England ⓘ Norwegian claim to the English throne ⓘ
combatant1	Anglo-Saxon English army ⓘ
combatant2	Flemish and Scottish allies of Norway ⓘ Norwegian Army ⓘ surface form: Norwegian army
combatantStrength	English army numerically similar or slightly larger than Norwegian force ⓘ
commander	Harald Hardrada ⓘ Harold Godwinson ⓘ Tostig Godwinson ⓘ
conflictType	medieval battle ⓘ
country	Kingdom of England ⓘ
date	25 September 1066 ⓘ
era	High Middle Ages ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of Hastings ⓘ
geographicalContext	Near the River Derwent in Yorkshire ⓘ
hasParticipant	Housecarl infantry of Harold Godwinson ⓘ Viking warriors of Harald Hardrada ⓘ
historicalSignificance	Marked the end of large-scale Viking attempts to conquer England ⓘ
killedCommander	Harald Hardrada ⓘ Tostig Godwinson ⓘ
languageOfPrimarySources	Old English ⓘ Norse ⓘ surface form: Old Norse
locatedInTimePeriod	late Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ
marks	effective end of the Viking Age in England ⓘ
notableFor	Heavy Norwegian casualties ⓘ Rapid march of Harold Godwinson’s army from southern England to Yorkshire ⓘ Weakening of Harold Godwinson’s forces before the Battle of Hastings ⓘ
outcome	Defeat of Norwegian invasion of England ⓘ
partOf	Battle of Stamford Bridge self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: English–Norwegian War of 1066
place	Stamford Bridge, Yorkshire, England ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Stamford Bridge self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Battle of Fulford
recordedIn	The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ⓘ surface form: Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Heimskringla ⓘ
relatedEvent	Battle of Hastings ⓘ Norman Conquest of England ⓘ surface form: Norman conquest of England
result	English victory ⓘ
shortDescription	Battle of Stamford Bridge self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Battle in which King Harold Godwinson defeated a Norwegian invasion
tacticalFeature	Initial Norwegian disadvantage due to many warriors without armor ⓘ Surprise attack by English forces on Norwegian camp ⓘ
year	1066 ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Norman Conquest of England → hasPart → Battle of Stamford Bridge ⓘ

Harold Godwinson → notableEvent → Battle of Stamford Bridge ⓘ

Viking Age → notableEvent → Battle of Stamford Bridge ⓘ

Harold Godwinson → notableWork → Battle of Stamford Bridge ⓘ

this entity surface form: Defense of England in 1066

Battle of Stamford Bridge → partOf → Battle of Stamford Bridge self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: English–Norwegian War of 1066

Battle of Hastings → precededBy → Battle of Stamford Bridge ⓘ

Battle of Stamford Bridge → precededBy → Battle of Stamford Bridge self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Fulford

Battle of Stamford Bridge → shortDescription → Battle of Stamford Bridge self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle in which King Harold Godwinson defeated a Norwegian invasion