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The Celts weren't attacking anyone. Forget the Celts. Harald Hadraade's Norweigan army (not really Vikings) attacked England from the North Sea and were defeated by the English King Harold I at Stamford Bridge.
Very shortly after William Duke of Normandy landed on the South Coast of England and met Harold's Army at the Battle of Hastings where Harold was killed.
William and Harald Hadraade both wanted to be king of England and weren't allies, although their very nearly coincident invasions at both ends of the country had much the same effect by forcing Harold to march North to defeat the Norweigans and then immediately south to take on William, whom he very nearly defeated. Had he succeeded, he would have gone down in history as one of the great monarchs of the age.
Cornwall is the South-Western-most tip of England which juts out in the sea above Brittany (NE France) and below S. W. Wales. By this time, although still predominantly Celtic, it was part of England. BTW, the Celts at this time weren't a nation but an ethnic grouping. The Scottish were and are Celts, as were/are the Irish, Welsh and French population (although the aristocracy of France were confusingly Germanic Franks, another legacy of the late/post-Roman Germanic migrations). The Normans (from Norse-men) were descended from Vikings who had invaded N. France.
The 'nobles' were all-important at this time, particularly in battle. The best part of Harold's army consisted of his aristocratic thegns who were the best equiped and trained fighters, while the bulk of the army was made up of the less effective 'fyrd' or peasant conscripts.
Very shortly after William Duke of Normandy landed on the South Coast of England and met Harold's Army at the Battle of Hastings where Harold was killed.
William and Harald Hadraade both wanted to be king of England and weren't allies, although their very nearly coincident invasions at both ends of the country had much the same effect by forcing Harold to march North to defeat the Norweigans and then immediately south to take on William, whom he very nearly defeated. Had he succeeded, he would have gone down in history as one of the great monarchs of the age.
Cornwall is the South-Western-most tip of England which juts out in the sea above Brittany (NE France) and below S. W. Wales. By this time, although still predominantly Celtic, it was part of England. BTW, the Celts at this time weren't a nation but an ethnic grouping. The Scottish were and are Celts, as were/are the Irish, Welsh and French population (although the aristocracy of France were confusingly Germanic Franks, another legacy of the late/post-Roman Germanic migrations). The Normans (from Norse-men) were descended from Vikings who had invaded N. France.
The 'nobles' were all-important at this time, particularly in battle. The best part of Harold's army consisted of his aristocratic thegns who were the best equiped and trained fighters, while the bulk of the army was made up of the less effective 'fyrd' or peasant conscripts.
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