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Battle of Hastings

How well do you know the battle of Hastings. From well known to the more obscure.
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Last updated: April 20, 2023
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First submittedApril 20, 2023
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Date of the Battle
14th October 1066
Kings death led to this battle
Edward the Confessor
This battle started the
Norman Conquest
Defending force
Anglo-Saxons
^ Leader of the above
King Harold II
^ Aboves claim to the throne
Pointed at by Edward on his deathbed
Invading force
Normans
^ Leader of the above
Duke William of Normandy
^ Aboves claim to the throne
Promised by Edward
Location of the battle
Battle, East Sussex
Name of the Battle that happened 19 days earlier
involving the defenders
Battle of Stamford Bridge
Approximate distance travelled in miles from the
above to the Battle of Hastings
185 Miles
Location that the invaders landed in
Pevensey, East Sussex
Estimated defenders numbers
7000 - 8000
Estimated invaders numbers
5000 - 12000
Name of the hill the defenders stood atop
Senlac Hill
Tactic used by the defenders to repel the invaders
Shield wall
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Tactic used by the invaders to break up the defenders
Feigned retreat
Elite infantry defending the king
Housecarl
Name given to conscripted or freemen, making the bulk
of the defending army.
Fyrd
The battle lasted for approximately
9 Hours
The king died from what according to interpretations
Arrow to the eye
Defending Kings wife
Edith Swanneck
Built on the battlefield, with the altar on the supposed
spot the king died.
Battle Abbey
The reason the above building was built
Atonement
70 metre long cloth depicting the events.
Bayeux Tapestry
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles reference the battle as
Battle at the hoary apple tree
How much did the kings mother offer for his body
His weight in gold
What Abbey is supposed to hold the grave of the king
Waltham Abbey
How did the invading leader want the kings body disposed of
Thrown into the sea
When was the Invading leader crowned King
25th December 1066
How many days was the defending king, king for
282 Days
What did the invading leader see as proof of the wrongful king being on the thrown
Halley's Comet
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