September 1066
Alliance Norway and Great Britain
Harald Hardrada gathers allies in the northern seas before landing in England
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Orkney in Norway. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Harald Hardrada gathers allies in the northern seas before landing in England
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