"The skeleton, which bears the marks of battle, was found in Lewes, around 20 miles from the famous battlefield, thought to be located in Battle, East Sussex"
Battlefield at Hastings (or more accurately, near Hastings) from the north as it appears today.
I recall seeing a documentary about the discovery of a bunch of HEADLESS skeletons they found near the coast in south west England. The skulls were nearby in a pit....so evidently all these men were all executed by beheading—around AD 1000. The scientists were able to discern the sword or axe wounds were from strokes from the FRONT, not the back, so these guys saw themselves get beheaded...perhaps by choice, upright and kneeling.
Mineral tests of the bones proved they were Scandinavian....and accounts of skirmishes with Vikings are common in this part of England. 100 skeletons were found....and Viking ships typically held 50....so this was 2 ships of Viking raiders, caught, and dispatched immediately...probably for piracy (and just viking...).
A couple of skulls were missing, from which the historians assumed were probably put on pikes near the pit where the bodies were buried (on top of a hill), as a gruesome warning to others.....