Ælfgyva: The Mystery Woman of the Bayeux Tapestry – Part VI
In this final examination of this mystery, I do not aim to prove,what the image of Alfgyva and the priest represents. It would be...
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Writers of Anglo-Saxon Literature: Carol McGrath
A New Home for King Harold’s Daughter I have recently returned from a visit to Kyiv which features in my novel about Kind Harold’s...
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Chapter Thirteen: The Aftermath of the Battle
And so, the battle culminated in the end of Harold Godwinson’s reign. The Battle of Hastings, as it has largely been referred to,...
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Chapter 12: The Battle 4) Harold meets his end and William wins by the skin of his teeth.
In the previous post, the battle had reached a turning point, one that had finally made a dent in the English Shield Wall. We saw...
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Chapter 12: The Battle: 2) A Worthy and Just Cause
So in the last part of this post, the battle lines have been drawn. Harold’s army has been marshalled along the top of the ridge at the...
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Chapter Eleven:The Eve of Battle
For a better look http://www.angelfire.com/mb2/battle_hastings_1066/hastingsmaps.html There were two hills that made the valley called...
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Chapter Ten: The Golden Warrior
“Earl Harold was now consecrated king and met little quiet as long as he ruled the realm.” – The Anglo Saxon Chronicle Harold Hunting in...
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Chapter Seven: Stamford Bridge -The Prelude
What Happened After Fulford Following on from the Battle of Gate Fulford on the 20th September, Harald Sigurdsson’s victory just outside...
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Chapter Six: Death and Victory at Gate Fulford.
Morcar and Edwin’s forces wait for the Vikings The year of 1066 saw three major battles focusing on the struggle between the major...
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Chapter Five: The Race For England is On!
By May, things were moving fast in England, just as they were in Normandy. King Harold must have known that his onetime friend, William...
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Chapter Four: Hairy Comets and Important decisions!
“In this year King Harold came from York to Westminster at the Easter…then on April 16. Then throughout all England, a sign such as men...
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Guest Post: The Two Women in the life of Harold II by Sharon Bennett Connolly
Harold Godwinson was born around 1022 and did more in the 44 years he was on this earth, than most people could achieve in 3 lifetimes....
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Chapter Three: The Cat is Out of the Bag
In Rouen, Duke William is readying himself for an exhilarating day of hunting. The noise and bustle of humans calling one another, hounds...
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The Shifting Sands of Succession: Guest Post from Robert Bayliss
One of the amazing things about the internet is that it gives you the opportunity to meet and make friends that are like-minded and one...
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Chapter Two: Absent Friends #1
In our last post, we covered the demise of Edward, his dying moments and that very prophetic deathbed speech he gives just before he...
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