Hastings,+Battle+of



The battle of Hastings was a famous battle in English history that was fought between the Normans,Anglo-Saxons,and Vikings. It all started when King Edward of England was dying and named Harold of England his successor, but William claimed the throne based on his relationship to King Edward as his cousin. On October 14,1066 the battle was set. First the Anglo-Saxons got a huge victory over the Vikings, but the same day the Anglo-Saxons had to fight again. After walking over 100miles they had another battle with the Normans. The Anglo-Saxons where very tired but still fought a a hard battle, but lost.The Normans,Anglo-Saxons,an Vikings all wanted the same thing to conqueror England, but Duke William I of Normandy won the chance to be conqueror of England.

Works Cited
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