The Battle of Stamford Bridge

Why it's great

In 1066 King Harald Hardrada of Norway, the last great Viking king, is killed in a battle against the English at Stamford Bridge. Peter Nicolai Arbo painted this clash in 1870, only days before the Norman invasion.

🏛️ Part of history

The Viking Age (793–1066) — In 1066 King Harald Hardrada of Norway, the last great Viking king, is killed in a battle against the English at Stamford Bridge.

Where to see it

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About the artist

Peter Nicolai Arbo

1831–1892 · born in Gulskogen · died in Christiania

Peter Nicolai Arbo was a Norwegian painter born in 1831 who studied in Düsseldorf and Munich. He painted Norse myth and Viking history, making them familiar to Norwegians. His 'Wild Hunt of Odin' is his most famous painting. He died in Christiania in 1892.