earl edwin of mercia was the leader who won the battle at stamford bridge.
earl edwin of mercia was the leader who won the battle at stamford bridge.
what leaders won the battle at stamford bridge?
earl edwin of mercia
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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