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The Battle North and south York

of Hastings Hardrada’s army landed
First, Norwegian king

near York, but King
One in the EYE for King Harold Harold’s army marched Hastings
north and defeated the
invaders—killing
Hardrada with an arrow William of
to the throat. Then the
In 1066, Harold Godwinson was
Frenchman William of
crowned king of England, but his
Normandy landed near
rivals, Harald Hardrada and William HASTINGS, 200 miles (320 km) to Normandy’s Army
Hardrada Army
of Normandy, wanted his crown and
Harold’s Army
the south. Harold and his troops
Battle
rushed to repel the threat.
were prepared to fight for it.

King Harold was What came before…
killed by an arrow
through the eye.

Before the Normans arrived, THE VIKINGS from Denmark, Norway,
England’s people were mainly and Sweden began frequent raids
ANGLO-SAXONS, who originally on England from 793 CE, when
came from Germany and they raided a monastery in the
the Netherlands. northeast of the country.
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