where Edward the Confessor's funeral took place not long before the coronation. September 18 – Harald Hardrada of Norway lands on the beaches of Scarborough and begins his invasion of England. September 20 – Battle of Fulford: Norwegian forces under Harald Hardrada defeat the English earls Edwin and Morcar. September 25 – Battle of Stamford Bridge: Harold II defeats the forces of Harald Hardrada and his own brother Tostig Godwinson. September 27 – William, Duke of Normandy and his army set sail from the mouth of the River Somme, beginning the Norman conquest of England. The following day he lands on the English coast at Pevensey, splits his forces, and sails with the main army to Hastings. October 6 – Harold II marches south from Stamford Bridge (near York) to counter the threat of the invasion by William. Reaching London within five days, he leaves a short time later. After a two-day march he and his army reach Caldbec Hill. October 14 – Battle of Hastings: William and Harold II meet in battle at Hastings. Although Harold has the superior position on the battlefield, he is defeated and killed by William, invading England. October 15 – Edgar Ætheling is proclaimed king of England (but is never crowned). He is soon forced to submit to the rule of William the Conqueror. December – William the Conqueror moves along the south coast to Dover, and builds fortifications in the existing castle at the top of the cliffs. He moves to Canterbury and finally enters London. Archbishop Stigand and other English leaders submit to William's rule. On December 25, he is crowned as king William I of England in Westminster Abbey over Edward the Confessor's grave. unknown date – Tain becomes the first town in Scotland to be chartered as a royal burgh by King Malcolm III (Canmore). Births February 22 – Lý Nhân Tông, Vietnamese emperor (d. 1127) Al-Afdal Shahanshah, vizier of the Fatimid Caliphate (d. 1121) Gilbert Fitz Richard, English nobleman (approximate date) Godfrey of Amiens, French abbot and bishop (d. 1115) Henry, count of Portugal (House of Burgundy) (d. 1112) Irene Doukaina (or Ducaena), Byzantine empress (d. 1138) Wang Jha-ji, Korean politician and general (d. 1122) Deaths January 5 – Edward the Confessor, king of England February 3 – Rostislav of Tmutarakan, Kievan Rus' prince (b. 1038) February 12 – Everard I of Breteuil, French nobleman March 26 – Ibn