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| Sack of Santiago de Compostela (968) | |||||||
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| Part of Viking expansion | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Kingdom of Galicia |
 Kingdom of Norway | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Sisnando Menéndez † | Gunrod | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown |
8,000 warriors 100 ships | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The sack (plundering) of Santiago de Compostela occurred in 968 AD, when a Viking fleet led by Gunrod entered and sacked the city of Santiago de Compostela in northern Hispania (now Spain). The attack had been encouraged by duke Richard I of Normandy. Three years later Gunrod attempted to sack the city again; however, this time his fleet was met with a powerful army and the sacking was averted.
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