<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 24pt;">Battle of Stamford Bridge</span></div>

What was the name of Harold Godwinson's brother?

Tostig

Leofric

Ethelred

Edward

The death of which Anglo-Saxon king in January 1066 caused a succession crisis?

Edgar Ætheling

Harthacnut

Edward the Confessor

Æthelred the Unready

How big was the initial Norwegian fleet?

300 ships

200 ships

150 ships

500 ships

Where did the surviving Norwegians retreat to?

Orkney

Shetland

Norway

Denmark

Who wrote King Harald's Saga?

Snorri Sturluson

Sighvatr Sigfússon

Páll Sölvason

Jón Loftsson

Which river did the Norse invaders sail up before clashing at the Battle of Fulford?

Ouse

Trent

Derwent

Nene

Which English nobles were defeated at the Battle of Fulford?

Earl of East Anglia & Earl of Northumbria

Earl of Mercia & Earl of Northumbria

Earl of East Anglia & Earl of Mercia

Earl of Mercia & Earl of Northumbria

Over which river is the town of Stamford Bridge?

Ouse

Derwent

Nene

Trent

Which Yorkshire town was the base of Harald Hardraada?

Monk Fryston

Ulleskelf

Osgodby

Riccall

Roughly how many men did the invading force comprise of?

11,000

8,000

8,500

9,500

On which day did invading Norman forces arrive in the south of England?

27th September

29th September

28th September

30th September

Approximately how many men did King Harold lose in the battle?

5,000

4,000

3,000

2,000

Which other throne was Harald Hardraada an unsuccessful claimant for?

Greenland

Iceland

Denmark

Sweden

When are the Vikings first believed to have raided Lindisfarne?

805

801

797

793

Where was Harald Hardraada struck with a fatal arrow in the battle?

Groin

Eye

Neck

Shoulder

How many Norwegian ships departed after the Battle of Stamford Bridge?

Which city is Hardraada's son and successor, Olaf, credited with founding?

Bergen

Oslo

Trondheim

Sarpsborg

What was the name of Hardraada's second son, who ruled jointly with Olaf following their father's death?

Magnus

Leif

Harald

Haakon

Which noble was left guarding ships that had run aground?

Eystein Orre

Paul Thorfinnsson

Olaf Kyrre

Sigurd Magnusson

At which English coastal town had William the Conqueror arrived?

Pevensey

Dover

Winchelsea

Sandwich

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