half past nomad

Oct. 14th 1066.
Little did William of Normandy realize, that when he arrived 16 days earlier, that he’d be in the situation he was in right now. As he arrived on this strange land, he was meet with an omen. As he took his 1st steps onto the land, he tripped and fell onto his face. Quickly thinking, he stood up with some of the local dirt in his hands and proclaimed, “I now take control of the land of England.” Little did he realize exactly how prophetic his words were.

He was thinking back upon this as he and his troops stood downward of the English troops. Behind him were the combined armies of the Norman’s, Briton’s, and Flemish. Many were their for wealth, for personal glory, or because the Pope had blessed this expedition.

The English forces were weakend, and were manned only by the peasents at this time. The skilled knights, and fighters had all been slaughtered. As night was about to fall, William decided to push his forces and attack. The archers fired high and slew the ranks at the back. During this battle the English king, Harold was struck in the right eye by an arrow. As he attempted to pull it out, he was slayed by the forces of Norman.

At this point William of Normandy declared himself the king of England. Soon afterwards the remaining nobles gave in and gave him their pledge of allegiance.

This entry was posted on Saturday, October 14th, 2006 at 9:50 am and is filed under General Lee.