England won the Battle of Stamford Bridge on 25 September 1066. King Harold Godwinson force-marched his army roughly 185 miles north and caught the Norwegian invaders of Harald Hardrada by surprise near York. In a long, hard fight the Norse army was destroyed, and both Hardrada and Harold's rebel brother Tostig were killed.
A march north
The battle took place on the River Derwent a few miles east of York. It was the last great Viking invasion of England.1
It was fought on 25 September 1066 at Stamford Bridge, on the River Derwent a few miles east of York in England.
Who won the Battle of Stamford Bridge?
England. King Harold Godwinson defeated the Norwegian invasion of King Harald Hardrada, who had allied with Harold's exiled brother Tostig. Both Hardrada and Tostig were killed.
Is Stamford Bridge the end of the Viking Age?
It is often described that way. It was the last great Viking invasion of England.
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