Just a quick post to tie together the three “1066“ armies and a static page with more information on how I assembled the armies.
Anglo-Saxons
The death of Harold Godwinson
Granted, the Vikings are more popular, and the Normans were the final victors, but the English army of 1066 had heart. Harold and his men raced north to repel a massive Viking invasion, catching the enemy by surprise and massacring them. Then they raced south to Hastings, shedding most of their (horseless) light troops and levies along the way. There Normans won the day, but only after taking shocking casualties from the Huscarl’s axes. The dismounted huscarls of Harold’s army turned back repeated charges by the Norman knights, which is pretty incredible really. (more…)
