Battle of Hastings AD1066 - Phase 11 - William is alerted to Harold
William is alerted to Harolds return.
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Anglo Saxon Chronicles
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Battle Abbey Chronicles
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Bayeux_Tapestry
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Carmen de Triumpho Normannico
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A sage monk of eloquent speech was chosen
Who could be trusted to cautiously scout the camp of the duke
He sped on his way on a swift horse
Whatever the vain monk brought him, the duke held immaterial
Insofar as he urges retreat, it is raving madness entirely
Indeed the season forbids it, and the way is not easy
The monk hastened back
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Florence of Worcester
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Henry of Huntingdon
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Master Wace
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Then he sent for Huon Margot , a tonsured monk
of Fescamp ; and as he was a learned man,well known, and much valued, the duke despatched him to Harold.
And Margot set out on his way, and finding Harold at London, spoke to him thus :
'Harold ! hearken to me! I am a messenger, hear ye from whom ! The duke tells thee, by my mouth,
that thou hast too soon forgotten the oath, which thou didst but lately take to him in Normandy, and
that thou hast forsworn thyself. Repair the wrong, and restore him the crown and lordship, which are not
thine by ancestry ; for thou art neither king by heritage, nor through any man of thy lineage. King
Edward of his free will and power, gave his land and realm to his best kinsman William. He gave
this gift as he had a right to do, to the best man he had. He gave it in full health before his death, and
if he did wrong, thou didst not forbid it; nay, thou didst assent, and warrant and swear to maintain it.
Deliver him his land ; do justice, lest greater damage befall thee. No such hosts can assemble as thou
and he must combat with, without great cost and heavy loss ; and thus there will be mischief to both
sides. Restore the kingdom that thou hast seized ! woe betide thee if thou shalt endeavour to hold it!'
Harold was exceedingly proud, and it is said that he had sometimes fits of madness. He was enraged
at the words with which Margot had menaced him; and it is thought he would have ill used him, had
not Gurth his brother sprung forth and stood between them, and sent Huon Margot away ; and he
went forth without taking leave, not choosing to stay longer, and neither said nor did any thing more
concerning the matter he came about, but returned to duke William, and told him how Harold had insulted him.
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William of Jumièges/Orderic Vitalis(Gesta)
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William of Malmesbury
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Quedam Exceptiones de Historia Normannorum et Anglorum
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Phases of the Battle of Hastings 1066AD
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