Eric and Eric, two pretenders to the Swedish throne, are both killed during the struggle for power in Sweden. Halsten, son of the late King Stenkil, becomes the new ruler.
Odo of Bayeux, a half-brother of William I, is appointed Earl of Kent and becomes William's deputy (orde facto regent) in England. His wealth and land become considerable.
Winter – William I marches on Exeter, which he besieges. The city holds out for 18 days, and after its fall William builds Rougemont Castle there to secure the region.
Winchester CastleinHampshire is founded by William I; it is later one of the seats of government of the Norman kings ruling England.[3]
^John Julius Norwich (1991). Byzantium: The Apogee – The Choice of Emperor, p. 343. ISBN0-394-53779-3.
^Brian Todd Carey (2012). Road to Manzikert: Byzantine and Islamic Warfare (527–1071), p. 132. ISBN978-184884-215-1.
^Derek Keene; Alexander R. Rumble (1985). Survey of Medieval Winchester. Oxford University Press. pp. 101–2.
^"Fires, Great", in The Insurance Cyclopeadia: Being an Historical Treasury of Events and Circumstances Connected with the Origin and Progress of Insurance, p. 24. Cornelius Walford, ed. (C. and E. Layton, 1876)
