Battle of Stamford bridge
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- The Invasion
- Ready the ships, begin the invasion.
- We shall now stop hardraadas attack!
- The March
- Hardraada’s mistake
- Harald Hardraada invades from the south because he thinks he should be king instead of Harald Hadraada
- The Battle
- You shall not pass!!
- Harold godwinson hear of the invasion and marches north to stop hardraadas invasion, he collects fyrds (normal people with not much experience)and house carls ( highly trained professionals) on the way. They marched 180 miles!
- Hardraada’s death
- All Hardraadas men left their armour on the ship because it was a hot day. The soldiers were also scattered across the area around Stamford bridge.
- The celebrations were cut short by a second attack!
- Time to attack when they least expect it!
- Harold reaches the bridge and the only thing stopping them was a lone viking axeman who surprisingly killed 40 of godwinson’s men before taking a spear to the groin under the bridge.
- Harald was shot by an arrow into his throat, killing him. Hardraada’s army was confused and out of control as they had no leader. Harold makes a deal with his son to let him go but he never attacks England again.
- While Harold’s exhausted army celebrate, William Duke of Normandy attacks and the tired and shrunken army had to fight William’s rested and prepared army. Not only that but they have to march all the way to the south coast!
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