english won at the battle of stamford bridge.
who won at the battle of stamford bridge?
english
two monuments to the battle have been erected in and around the village of stamford bridge.





























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the first memorial is located in the village on main street (a116). the monument's inscription reads (in both english and norwegian):





























poem





























the battle of stamford bridge





























was fought in this neighbourhood





























on september 25th, 1066





























/poem





























the inscription on the accompanying marble tablet reads:





























poem





























the battle of stamford bridge





























king harold of england defeated





























his brother tostig and king





























25 september 1066





























/poem





























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battle of stamford bridge
an alternative explanation is given by darby and maxwell who state, "stamford bridge does, in fact, exemplify that small number of places which, though not mentioned in the domesday book, must have existed, or at any rate been named, in domesday times because they appear in both pre-domesday and post-domesday documents." most likely the stamford bridge lands were included with low catton and therefore were not mentioned in the domesday book. as for the presence of a bridge, manuscripts c, d and e of the "anglo-saxon chronicle" all mention stamford bridge by name. manuscript c contains a passage which states "... came upon them beyond the bridge ...". henry of huntington mentions stamford bridge and describes part of the battle being fought across the bridge. therefore, a bridge over the derwent most likely did exist at this time.
battle of stamford bridge