Battle of Hastings

Before the battle, what does Harold decide to do?

Harold decides to take a trip to Normandy.

What happens to Harold and his ships during his voyage to Normandy?

Harold and his ships drift away during his travel to Normandy, there he is captured by Count Guy of Ponthieu.

Who gets involved of the capture of Harold by Count Guy?

William, Duke of Normandy finds out about Harold’s capture by Count Guy. He goes and demands Count Guy to let Harold go.

After the flavour of William, what does Harold do to him?

Then, Harold swears an oath to William that supports him to be king of England after Edward the Confessor dies.

After the death of King Edward the Confessor, what happens to Harold?

After the death of King Edward the Confessor, Harold takes the throne of England.

What happens during the funeral of Edward? And what do the commoners notice that day?

The day of Edward’s funeral was Harold’s coronation day. During that day, commoners notice a Halley’s Comet representing bad was to come.

Now, what does William find out?

William finds out that Harold is now king of England, breaking his pledge to William.

Because of this, what does William decide to do?

Now, William goes to England with horses and boats.

In England, what does William do?

After reaching England, he has a big feast to prepare an attack on Harold. Then, he goes ahead to burn down a castle to create way for his knights.

Who does something to William?

William’s relative, Bishop Odo blesses him for the battle.

What was the event of the battle that the Anglo-Saxons caused?

The Anglo-Saxons had used a shield-wall formation, that was able to withstand against the charges of the Norman knights.

What was the event in the battle that the Normans caused?

The Normans had come to the battle on horses. The power of the horses allowed them to charge through open ground using a lance (weapon) to go through a shield stabbing an Anglo-Saxon soldier.

During the battle, what apparently happened to William?

As the shield wall was too strong for the Normans, William faked his death and commanded his soldiers to retreat. Because of that, many ranks of the Anglo-Saxon broke the shield-wall to chases the Normans down. William revealed that he was still alive. After that, the Normans began to kill the Anglo-Saxons. At the end, the William and the Normans won the Battle of Hastings.

After William won, what started in England?

William brought the feudal system to England. Consisting of levels of the church, ruler, nobles, knights, merchants, and peasants.

After the battle, what happened to the Anglo-Saxon language?

The English the Anglo-Saxons spoke were replaced with Latin in writings and law.