[rescue] those who were shot (in the eye)

Steve Sandau ssandau at bath.tmac.com
Mon Mar 4 10:30:16 CST 2002


> > > > Actually it wasn't Harold himself who lost the battle of hastings, it
> > > > was his un-disciplined behaviour of his houscarls, and the fact that he
> > > > had just marched non-stop from the battle of Stamford Bridge
> > >
> > > The housecarls acquitted themselves pretty damned well, it was the
> > > ordinary peasant soldiers who took William the Bastard's bait and gave up
> > > their excellent position to follow the 'fleeing' troops.
> > >
> > > Five points to the first person to name the place where the Battle of
> > > Hastings took place :-)
> >
> > England?      ;)
> 
> I believe he's referring to Senlac Hill,
> 
> Some mistakenly list Pevensey, which was the landing site as the answer to
> this question, although there are those who favor Wilting for the landing
> site as well.

I figured that some farmer would know the right answer. ;)

You know some good trivia, George...

-- 
Steve Sandau
IS Technician, TMA Bath, Maine
ssandau at bath.tmac.com



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