AS - norman invasion

Question 1

reasons for the battle of GATE FULFORD

Answer 1

• morcra and edwin gathered arm to defend the north
• hardrada and tostig landed with 10K warriors and marched up north
• edwin and morcar wanted to meet them at gate fulford instead of defend the fortified city of york

Question 1

events of the battle fo GATE FULFORD

Answer 1

• edwin an morcar were outnumbered
• english shield wall was hit with hardradas best troops
• thousand of englihs dead so they were unable to fight

Question 2

events of the battle of STAMFORD BRIDGE

Answer 2

• harold’s army surprised hardras vikings at stamford bridge
• harold victorious and both tostig and hardrada dead
• the vikings left their armour with their ships so were very unpreped

Question 3

events of the BATTLE OF HASTINGS

Answer 3

1. william spotted harold (no surprise)
2. harold was at top of hill
3. 8 hours long bc evenyl matched
4. willaims arches attacked first but caught by english shield wall
5. english house crates did great damage
6. feigned retreat meant engish left shield wall and chased after normans
7. english shield wall thinned out and normans charge through
8. harold and all his brothers died and then english turned an fled

Question 4

reasons for Williams victory of the the battle of hastings

Answer 4

1. english tactics: sheild wall bad, lack of archers
2. Harold’s poor leadership: failure to surprise normans
3. williams luck: surviving storm over, timing, luck in battle
4. williams leadership: crossing channel, waisted to fyrd to abbandon
5. norman tactics: using knights against shield wall, feigned retreat

Question 5

Harold’s (English) advantages and disadvantages during the battle of hastings

Answer 5

advantages:
- fighting on home ground
- housecarls
- top of hill

disadvantages:
- fyrd men inexperienced
- half demoralised from prev battle
- lack of archers

Question 6

williams (norman) advantages and disadvantages of the battle of hastings

Answer 6

advantages:
- trained in unique and unpredictable tactics the English didnt know
- troops had to fight to survive bc they had no where else to go
- william had popes bless and believed that god was on their side

disadvantages
- fighting up hill made arches less effective
- foot soldiers werent that good
- shield wall was new to them to fight against

Question 7

summary of the AS battles

Answer 7

1. gate fulford - morcar and edwin against hardrade and tostig - hardrada won
2. battle of stamford bridge - harold god surprise hardrada - harold god won
3. battle of hastings - william and harold god - william won