Battle of Stamford Bridge

Battle of Stamford Bridge
Part of the Viking invasions of England and the Norman Conquest
Date 25 September 1066 (Monday) Location Stamford Bridge, East Riding of Yorkshire, England 53°59′33″N 00°54′45″W / 53.99250°N 0.91250°W / 53.99250; -0.91250 Result English victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of England	Kingdom of Norway Earldom of Orkney English rebels
Commanders and leaders
Harold Godwinson Earl Morcar of Northumbria Earl Edwin of Mercia	Harald Hardrada † Tostig Godwinson † Eystein Orre †
Strength
10,500–15,000 footmen 2,000 cavalry	9,000–11,000 (of which 3,000 engaged late in battle) 300 transport ships
Casualties and losses
5,000[1]	6,000–8,000+ dead or missing[2][3]
class=notpageimage| Location within England

The Battle of Stamford Bridge (Old English: Gefeoht æt Stanfordbrycge) took place at the village of Stamford Bridge, East Riding of Yorkshire, in England, on 25 September 1066, between an English army under King Harold Godwinson and an invading Norwegian force led by King Harald Hardrada and the English king's brother Tostig Godwinson. After a bloody battle, both Hardrada and Tostig, along with most of the Norwegians, were killed. Although Harold Godwinson repelled the Norwegian invaders, his army was defeated by the Normans at Hastings less than three weeks later. The battle has traditionally been presented as symbolising the end of the Viking Age, although major Scandinavian campaigns in Britain and Ireland occurred in the following decades, such as those of King Sweyn Estrithson of Denmark in 1069–1070 and King Magnus Barefoot of Norway in 1098 and 1102–1103.