Anglo saxon 2 Flashcards
what was harold godwinsons claim to the throne
appointed successor by the king on his deathbed
when did king edward die
6 January 1066
why did harold have a good chance of becoming king
supported by witan and others
what was edgar Aethlings claim to the throne
royal blood - a descendant of king alfred
what were the chances of edgar aethling becoming king
weak as he was only a teenager and had nothing to back up the claim with
what was harold hardradas claim to the throne
based on a secret deal between two vikings
what were the chances of hardrada becoming king
good as hardrada had a large army of 300 ships, 15000 warriors and huge battle experience
what was william of normandys claim to the throne
an agreement with king edward following harolds embassy
what were the chances of william becoming king
good due to his military strength and was backed by pope but lacked evidence
when was harold godwinson crowned
day of king edwards death
what were reasons for the battle of gate fulford
hardrada and tostig landed with 10000 warriors on the river humber and marched to york
morcar and edwin met them in open battle at gate fulford
what happened in the battle of gate fulford
edwin and morcar were outnumbered
the english wall surged towards hardradas weaker troops
hardradas hit the english from the side with his best warriors
what were the results of battle of gate fulford
thousands of english troops were killed or wounded
harold was forced to come north
when did the battle of gate fulford happen
20th september 1066
what happened in the battle of stamford bridge
harold travelled north gathering troops on his way
harolds army surprised the vikings at stamford bridge
the vikings left their army on the ships
what was the significance of battle of stamford bridge
first time kingg harold defended england
william invaded south
harolds victory made him complacent
troops struggled to travel to hastings
what were the key events of battle of hastings
14th october
harold failed to achieve surprise attack
harolds amry positioned themselves on top of a hill
williams archers attacked first
english housecarls did great damage
william faked a retreat
english were then surrounded
what were advantages for norman knights
highly trained, heavily armoured
what were disadvantages for norman knights
horses were vulnerable to attack
advantage was lost if horses had to run uphill
what were advantages for english housecarls
a disciplined shield wall was very hard to break
knew how to fight together
what were disadvantages for english housecarls
once the shield wall broke, housecarls were vulnerable to cavalry and archers
