Breton–Norman war
| Breton–Norman war | |||||||
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| Part of the Middle Ages | |||||||
"Here the knights of Duke William fight against the men of Dinan; and Conan passed out the keys". Two successive scenes from the contemporary Bayeux Tapestry (c.1066) depicting the Battle of Dinan, one of the decisive battles of the war. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Duchy of Normandy Kingdom of England | Duchy of Brittany | ||||||
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William, Duke of Normandy Harold Godwinson Rivallon I of Dol-Combourg | Conan II of Brittany | ||||||
The Breton–Norman war of 1064–1066 was fought between the sovereign Duchy of Brittany and the Duchy of Normandy.
Brittany, an independent Celtic duchy, had a traditional rivalry with neighboring Normandy.