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Did King Harold II Die With an Arrow in His Eye?
NBC News ^
| October 13, 2014
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Posted on 05/09/2015 9:08:43 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
It will be fascinating to see what they find, but I really doubt Harold got away. In those days no claimant of a throne would allow a rival to live.
To: colorado tanker
If memory serves, the survivors of the battle said, it appeared he’d been slain, then he emerged from a pile, pulled off his helmet, and shouted “I still live”. Then the arrow with his name on it killed him. Famous last words...
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05/12/2015 10:15:35 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW!)
To: SunkenCiv; ZULU
That theory that one or more shipwrecks played any role in Harold's defeat at Hastings seems dubious. Harold had to first defeat a Danish invasion at Stamford bridge, then force-march his men to Hastings. Harolds troops were exhausted and were too late to stop the Normans from embarking and forming up their troops. A battle to prevent the Normans from even setting foot on English soil would have worked (probably) if Harold was waiting for them with a well-rested army.
To: ARepublicanForAllReasons
All very true. BUT the falsehood that Harald had broken oaths on Holy Records resulted in the Pope giving William the Bastard’s little enterprise the legitimacy of a crusade which allowed to more easily conscript the scum of Europe into his army. In today’s secularized society it’s difficult to comprehend the impact of a papal declaration of a crusade.
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05/14/2015 2:59:55 AM PDT
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ZULU
(Boehner and McConnell are Obama's Strumpets.)
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