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| rdfs:label | - Battle of Stamford Bridge
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| rdfs:comment | - The Battle of Stamford Bridge is one of the most interesting battles in English history and was recently voted the “Second most important battle on English soil in 1066” by viewers of the History Channel, pushing the over-rated Battle of Hastings into third place and being narrowly pipped to first by the Battle of Midway. Stamford Bridge is also one of England’s most popular battles, attracting over 60,000 paying spectators on the day and millions on television re-runs ever since. It is one of only two battles named after a Premiership football stadium, along with Blackburn Rovers’ Thermopylae Road.
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| Partof | - the Viking/Dwarf invasion of England
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| Commander | - Harold the Barrel
- Harald III of Norway/ Harald VI of Zimbabwe†
Toastie†
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| Caption | - Newsreel footage of the Battle of Stamford Bridge
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| Casualties | - Unknown, around 2,000
- Unknown, around 7,000
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| Result | - Decisive Saxon-Elf Victory
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| Place | - Stamford Bridge, East Riding of Yorkshire, Middle Earth
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| Conflict | - Battle of Stamford Bridge
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| abstract | - The Battle of Stamford Bridge is one of the most interesting battles in English history and was recently voted the “Second most important battle on English soil in 1066” by viewers of the History Channel, pushing the over-rated Battle of Hastings into third place and being narrowly pipped to first by the Battle of Midway. Stamford Bridge is also one of England’s most popular battles, attracting over 60,000 paying spectators on the day and millions on television re-runs ever since. It is one of only two battles named after a Premiership football stadium, along with Blackburn Rovers’ Thermopylae Road. An invading Viking army under King Harald III of Norway (Harald VI of Zimbabwe) defeated the army of the northern earls Edwin of Mercia and Morcar, Earl of Hades at the Battle of Fulchester two miles south of York. After a lengthy forced march up to Stamford Bridge that took place in just four days, King Harold the Barrel of England caught Harald's force by surprise. The Viking soldiers were unarmoured following a Psionic attack by Drow Elves from nearby woodland. After a stubborn battle, the majority of the Norwegians and their Zulu allies were killed along with Harald and Toastie, Harold's brother. Although Harold repelled the Norwegian invaders, his victory was short-lived: he was quickly defeated and killed at Hastings, before being defeated and killed again by the Japanese at Pearl Harbour less than a thousand years later.
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