Talk:Battle of Stamford Bridge

message: It seems like referring to the Anglo-Saxons as "the English" is an anachronism, and one that has some nationalist undercurrents.  For instance, they would not have called them selves the English, or spoken modern English, and there were plenty of Danes from earlier invasions/migrations who lived in what is now England (are they not English as well, if the Saxons at this time were?) and people descended from the Normans are undoubtedly "English" as well.  So shouldn't it read "Anglo-Saxon" where it currently reads "English"?76.168.157.147 (talk) 21:06, 29 August 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Discussed at some length in the Hastings talk page -  Ian Dalziel (talk) 11:34, 30 August 2015 (UTC)

text: By this point there is compelling evidence they referred to themselves as English, though it would certainly have been spelt different. Alooulla (talk) 15:14, 23 January 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: The phrase "English" seems anachronistic

message: This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as start, and the rating on other projects was brought up to start class. BetacommandBot 09:00, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  WikiProject class rating

message: It should be mentioned that king Harald of Norway had a claim for the English throne, based on the treaty between the kings of Norway and Denmark after the death of king Knut (Canute). — Linkomfod (talk) 20:04, 22 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Harald Hardråde's claim 

message: shouldn't a metion be made to the online game 1066 where this is a battle?--99.178.202.142 (talk) 17:58, 16 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  the game 

message: "The invaders sailed up the Humber and burned Scarborough before advancing on York."
They may well have sailed up the Humber on their way to York, but unless they stopped at Hull and caught the train, there is no way they burned Scarborough during their excursion up the Humber.
Scarborough is more than 50 miles from the mouth of the Humber and therefore must have been burned long before the invaders reached the Humber.
83.104.135.68 (talk) 05:54, 18 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is cited - that doesn't mention Scarborough as far as I can see. It also mentions the Ouse rather than the Humber in the context of Fulford. (Not that there's any way to get a longship into the Ouse without using the Humber, or the York and North Midland Railway as you suggest). Changed the text to match, anyway. -- Ian Dalziel (talk) 11:52, 4 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Geographically challenged? 

message: The following assert does not correspond with the informations showed elsewhere (for instance at Viking Age):
:The battle has traditionally been presented as symbolising the end of the Viking Age, although in fact major Scandinavian campaigns in Britain and Ireland occurred in the following decades, notably those of King Sweyn Estrithson of Denmark in 1069–70 and King Magnus Barefoot of Norway in 1098 and 1102–03.
It should either show some sources and then be copied on said page, or removed otherwise. I lack any further knowlegde to solve this.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.5.203.228 (talk) 02:51, 7 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  End of the Viking Age? 

message: A vignette about the Norse axeman at the Stamford bridge battle also appears in King Harald's Saga King Harald's Saga by Snorri Sturlasson, according to my recollection of my reading of that saga. I don't have access to it at the moment and so cannot confirm.
Thomasee73 (talk) 15:00, 10 September 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Legend of the Norwegian Axeman  

message: Search for 'guardingthe'. There should be a space between the two words.
15.211.201.85 (talk) 17:17, 9 February 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Done --allthefoxes (Talk)  18:26, 9 February 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 9 February 2016 

message: Correct spelling "Hadrata's" as "Hardrata's" In the last line of the 2nd paragraph under Background.
Gramaticus (talk) 02:05, 11 February 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: done. Ealdgyth - Talk 02:09, 11 February 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 11 February 2016 

message: Substituted at 09:13, 29 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Assessment comment

message: Has anyone else noticed the similarity between the Battle of Boroughbridge#Battle: "was killed as he crossed the bridge by a pikeman hiding underneath, who thrust his spear up through the Earl's anus" and the Battle of Stamford Bridge#Battle: "when an English soldier floated under the bridge in a half-barrel and thrust his spear through the planks in the bridge, mortally wounding the axeman".  The incidents may be 250 years apart, but only 30 miles distance.  Is there a chance that a good story was being reused?  Maybe just idle speculation - anyone else go any thoughts? (This question is duplicated at the other talk page) Martin of Sheffield (talk) 09:45, 16 March 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Spears and bridges 

message: the section about "battle flats" might benefit from the fact there've put up a historical marker. Here it is in Google Maps Street View. 172.58.142.156 (talk) 01:40, 3 March 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  historical marker 

message: I would like to add a legacy section for the Battle of Stamford Bridge as it has been honoured by Swedish metal band Amon Amarth in a song titled “The Berserker At Stamford Bridge” of their 2019 album “Berserker” Jsharp666 (talk) 09:52, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. - QuadColour (talk) 20:23, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 16 April 2020 

message: just wondering if they were connected 🙂 82.40.30.83 (talk) 14:56, 21 September 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Read the Aftermath section? Ian Dalziel (talk) 19:36, 22 September 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fought the same year as Battle of Hastings?