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A historical memorial stone set supposedly overlooking the lands where the Battle of Stamford Bridge took place between Harold Godwinson and Harald Hardrada 1066.

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The Memorial stone and plaque to commemorate the Battle of Stamford Bridge 1066, at Stamford Bridge.

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Memorial stone and plaque for the Battle of Stamford Bridge in the centre of Stamford Bridge village

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The New Inn at Stamford Bridge features a traditional Viking in horned helmet on its sign. The view in the photograph encompasses the modern bridge, but this is probably not the same location as the bridge described in stories of the battle.

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The Viking shieldwall at a reenactment of the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 2013

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Harald hardrada (Haraldr harðráði in Old Norse) leads his army onto the field of battle. Reenactment at Stamford Bridge in 2013.

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Harald hardrada (Haraldr harðráði in Old Norse) holds court after defeating the local army at York. Reenactment at Stamford Bridge in 2013.

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The Saxon shieldwall at a reenactment of the battle of Stamford Bridge in 2013

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A television programme where a team of ordinary people takes command of the Anglo-Saxon army against the Norwegian army at Stamford Bridge in 1066

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b011jvlt

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Battle of Stamford Bridge.In the first week of 1066 the English king, Edward the Confessor, died. A young nobleman, Harold Godwinson, claimed that Edward had…
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