Breton–Norman war

Breton–Norman War
	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.
Date	1064–1066
Location	Château de Dinan, Brittany
Result	Norman victory, possible stalemate
Belligerents
Kingdom of England; Duchy of Normandy;	Duchy of Brittany
Commanders and leaders
Harold Godwinson; William, Duke of Normandy; 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.

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