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Battle of hastings
the battlle
14th october 1066 between harold swindon england and william , duke of normandy , normans
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the english are weakened tired , but normanshire fresh and eager to fiht
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the norman archers began firing , but this had effect. then the infanty and finally the cavalry advanced but nono c0uld brak the shield wall. the normans restricted .
a second attack is launched . A rumour is it is spread than william has been killed as a result the normans troops run away
the ill-disciplined english fyrd run after the normans , breaking the seal wall
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with a severely weakened shieldwall,william's troops began to slaughter the english
in the late afternoon , the normans finally reached king harold and he was hacked to death
Why did william win?
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william's luck
wind - william could not leave when he wanted to . when the wind changed and h efanally arrive . Harold was up north figthimg hardrada
there fore , the south coast was undefended when he arrived . HIs men pliage which led to high morale
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Also many has been killed or wounded . His army was severely weakened ans also they were figthing very