Vikings: Valhalla
Summary
Despite being the show ’s last time of year , Viking : Valhallaseason 3 introduced new fictitious character , one of them Duke William of Normandy ( Ely Solan ) , but he ’s a much adult character than the show make him seem . Viking : Valhallacontinued the report of its independent characters , to which it append new characters , despite not having enough time to acquire their stories . Such was the case of William of Normandy , who appear in short when Queen Emma ( Laura Berlin ) and King Canute ( Bradley Freegard ) arrived in Normandy to visit Emma ’s Word , Edward and Alfred .
Emma mentioned being touch to William , who was , at that moment , under his uncle ’s tutorship as he was still young . William ’s uncle require to take William ’s place , and William was cognisant of it , so he trifle along and get him make decisions for him as , once he turned 15 , he would take what was his . Vikings : Valhalladidn’t go any further in Duke William ’s story , leaving it inconclusive along with many other story , but his future is a lot vainglorious than the show inculpate .
Vikings : Valhalla ended with its third time of year , which was full of turn , turn , and disgraceful reveals for Leif , Harald , Freydis , and Queen Emma .
William Became Duke Of Normandy At A Very Young Age (& It Was A Problem)
William Was The Son Of Robert I & A Descendant Of Rollo
Robert was unmarried , and William was the Logos of his mistress , Herleva
William the Conqueror ( also know as William the Bastard ) was born in 1028 and was the Logos of Robert I , also eff as Robert the Magnificent , and was a descendent of Rollo . However , Robert was single , and William was the Logos of his fancy woman , Herleva , who was also the mother of Odo of Bayeux and Robert Count of Mortain from her marriage to Herluin de Conteville . This create difference of opinion when it was time for William to come after his Padre .
Robert I died in 1035 at Nicea , on his way back to Normandy from Jerusalem .
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William had different guardians , all of them down not long after taking control of him .
Because of his illegitimate status and his immature age ( he was only seven geezerhood old),members of the Norman aristocracy fought each other for control of the young dukeand for their own last . William had the support of his dandy - uncle Archbishop Robert , as well as King Henry I of France , but the death of Archbishop Robert impart him without one hard supporter , and Normandy cursorily go down into pandemonium . Anarchy in the duchy survive until 1047 , and there were fighting for control of the young duke . William had different guardians , all of them kill not long after taking control of him .
Despite rebellions against him , William assumed powerfulness in Normandy in 1047and promulgated the Truce of God to define warfare and violence , though this did n’t last long . In 1051 , William married Matilda of Flanders , daughter of Count Baldwin V of Flanders , which gave him a powerful ally in the county of Flanders and boosted his condition as Flanders was one of the most powerful French territory at the time .
Set over a thousand years ago in the early 11th century, Vikings: Valhalla chronicles the heroic adventures of some of the most famous Vikings ever chronicled. As tensions between the Vikings and the English royals reach a bloody breaking point and as the Vikings themselves clash over their conflicting Christian and pagan beliefs, these three Vikings begin an epic journey that will take them across oceans and through battlefields, from Kattegat to England and beyond, as they fight for survival and glory.
William Fought For The Throne Of England
William Argued Edward Promised The Throne To Him
King Edward the Confessor purportedly chose William as his successor , as they were related .
In 1051 , England was ruled by King Edward the Confessor ( Emma of Normandy ’s son with Aethelred the Unready ) , but as he had no heirs , he supposedly chose William as his successor , as they were related ( as mentioned inVikings : Valhalla , Emma was the great - aunt of William ) . However , when Edward died , Harold Godwinson ( Godwin ’s son , also known as Harold II ) was named king , with some source claiming Edward opt him on his deathbed , while others say he was elected by the clergy and magnate of England . Harold was crowned in 1066 .
William became the first Norman King of England .
William fence that Edward had call him the throneand Harold had sworn to affirm his title , so he build a large fleet and invade England in 1066 , an encroachment King Harold had prepare for . William defeated and killed Harold at the Battle of Hastings in October 1066 , and he was crowned baron on Christmas Day , in London . Harold , the last crowned Anglo - Saxon King of England , only ruled for nine month , and William became the first Norman King of England .
William’s Reign Faced Various Rebellions
William’s Time As King Was Full Of Challenges
William ’s reign in England was marked by many uprising , such as that of Edwin , Earl of Mercia , and Morcar , his new brother , in 1068 , and Edgar the Aetheling ’s uprising in 1069 . In 1075 , the Revolt of the Earls happened , as the earl of Norfolk and Hereford collude to overthrow William , and William also had to deal with Danish raid , most notably an invasion by King Cnut IV of Denmark around 1084 . William also had worry with his Word , Robert , who arise against him more than once , let in one time with the accompaniment of the French power .
How William The Conqueror Died
William The Conqueror Died In 1087
William fell ominous or was injure by the saddlebow of his saddleback .
William give England in 1086 , but Robert ’s alliance with the Gallic king get so much trouble that William led an jaunt against the French Vexin in 1087 . While seizing Mantes , William fell ill or was hurt by the knob of his saddle , and was taken to the monastery of Saint Gervase at Rouen .
William died on September 9 , 1087 , and left Normandy to Robert , the custody of England to his second son ( also make William ) with the aim that he would become mogul , and left money to his youngest Word , Henry . William II became King of England in 1087 and was come after by his buddy Henry I in 1100 .
Set over a thousand geezerhood ago in the early eleventh century , Vikings : Valhalla chronicles the heroic adventures of some of the most far-famed Vikings ever chronicle . As tension between the Vikings and the English royals reach a bloody breaking spot and as the Vikings themselves jar over their conflicting Christian and pagan beliefs , these three Vikings set about an epical journeying that will take them across oceans and through battlefields , from Kattegat to England and beyond , as they fight for natural selection and glory .
