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Harold defeats the Norwegian host.
What the record says
The English army wins in the north, but the march has exhausted the realm before the Norman landing.
Certainty
| Fact | Value | Certainty |
|---|---|---|
| Date | 25 September 1066 | Exact |
| How sure we are | High | Of this record as a whole |
People
Related events
- William lands at Pevensey
The Norman fleet crosses while Harold is in the north, and the army comes ashore unopposed.
- Harald lands in the north
A second claimant opens a northern front.
- Hastings
William defeats Harold's army on the ridge north of Hastings. Harold is killed.
- William gathers ships
Norman preparations turn a claim into a credible threat.
- Tostig seeks a return
Tostig's exile hardens into a political grievance.
Sources
Where this is recorded
- The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (Avalon Project)
- The Chronicle of Florence of Worcester, trans. Thomas Forester
- Snorri Sturluson, Heimskringla, trans. Samuel Laing
- English Heritage: Medieval Warfare
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