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** Saxon Invaders Menu **
Invaders 1 - Henghest, Horsa and Æsc
Invaders 2 - The Haestingas
Invaders 3 - Aelle Cymen Wlenca Cissa
Invaders 4 - West Seaxe (Wessex)
** Anglo Saxon Chronicles Menu **
449AD(1) Henghest lands at Ypwinesfleot
449AD(2) the Welsh flee from Henghest
455AD Henghest fights at Agælesþrep
456AD Henghest fights at Wippedesfleote
457AD Henghest fights at Crecganford
457AD the Haestingas !!
473AD - Welsh Flee again (Henghest and Æsc)
477AD Ælle lands at Cymensora
485AD Ælle and Mearcrædesburnan stæðe
491AD Ælle fights at Andredescester
495AD Cerdic lands at Cerdicesora
501AD Port arrives at Portesmuþa
508AD Cerdicesford and Netley
514AD Stuff and Whitgar
519AD Cerdic & Cynric at Cerdicesford
527AD Cerdic & Cynric at Cerdicesleigh
530AD - Wihtgarabyrg (Cerdic and Cynric)
534AD - Isle of Wight given to Stuff and Wihtgar
552AD - Searobyrg (Cynric)
556AD - Beranbyrg (Cynric and Ceawlin)
568AD - Wibban dune (Ceaulin and Cuþa)
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1 Anglo Saxon Chronicles
2 Battle Abbey Chronicles
3 Bayeux Tapestry
4 Carmen Guy d'Amiens
5 Florence of Worcester
6 Henry of Huntingdon
7 Master Wace
8 Orderic Vitalis(Gesta)
9 William of Jumièges(Gesta)
10 William of Malmesbury
11 Quedam Exceptiones
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1066AD 1 Background
1066AD 2 In Normandy
1066AD 3 Channel Crossing
1066AD 4 The Landing
1066AD 5 Feast after Landing
1066AD 6 Building the Forts
1066AD 7 Raiding the Area
1066AD 8 Warning to Harold
1066AD 9 Stamford Bridge
1066AD 10 Harold returns to London
1066AD 11 William is Alerted
1066AD 12 Exchange of Messages
1066AD 13 Defenses
1066AD 14 Harold Reconnoitres
1066AD 15 Preparations
1066AD 16 The Night Before
1066AD 17 The Battle
1066AD 18 Harold is Killed
1066AD 19 The English Rout
1066AD 20 After the Battle
1066AD 21 The Malfosse
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** Battle of Hastings Setting the Scene **
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A - Where to find the Hastings Chronicles
B - The Ship list of William the Conqueror
C - Ships - Drekka, Snekkja and Knarr
D - Sailing - Dives sur Mer to St Valerie
E - The Sailing - St Valerie to Pevensey
F - The Coastline and Landscape
G - New Romney Destroyed
H - Why Hastings?
I - Duke Williams army Size and Logistics
J - Landscape of Haestingaport
K - Hastings and its links to Fécamp Abbey
L - The Landing , where was it ?
M - The two or three Castles
N - The Warning to Harold and its implications
O - The Long march from York
P - The Route Choice
Q - Forces available to Harold
R - The Hoar Apple Tree
S - The Intermediary
T - Places named in the Chronicles
U - Evidence for the Battlefield Malfosse
V - the Battle
W - The Location of the Battlefield
X - The Retreat, another Malfosse ?
Y - Bridge collapses in the retreat
Z - Analysis of the suggested_sites
Location - Senlac where is it and what does it mean
Site 1 - The Hoar Apple Tree
Site 2 - Netherfield
Observations - Arrow in the eye ?
Observations - Both Fleets, One Weather System
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Location - Hecheland where is it ?
Location - The Lands of Battle Abbey
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Anglo Saxon Chronicles - Main Menu
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Anglo Saxon Chronicles ‑ 449AD(1) ‑ Ypwinesfleot (Henghest and Horsa)
Anglo Saxon Chronicles ‑ 449AD(2) ‑ Welsh Flee (Henghest and Horsa)
Anglo Saxon Chronicles ‑ 455AD ‑ Aeglesthrep (Henghest and Horsa)
Anglo Saxon Chronicles ‑ 457AD ‑ Crecganford (Henghest and Æsc)
Anglo Saxon Chronicles ‑ 457AD to 477AD ‑ the Haestingas !
Anglo Saxon Chronicles ‑ 465AD ‑ Wippedesfleote (Henghest and Æsc)
Anglo Saxon Chronicles ‑ 473AD ‑ Welsh Flee again (Henghest and Æsc)
Anglo Saxon Chronicles ‑ 477AD ‑ Cymensora (Ælle,Cymen, Wlenca and Cissa )
Anglo Saxon Chronicles ‑ 485AD ‑ Mearcrædesburnan stæðe (Ælle,Cymen, Wlenca and Cissa )
Anglo Saxon Chronicles ‑ 491AD ‑ Andredescester (Ælle,Cymen, Wlenca and Cissa)
Anglo Saxon Chronicles ‑ 495AD ‑ Cerdicesora (Cerdic and Cynric)
Anglo Saxon Chronicles ‑ 501AD ‑ Portsmouth (Port, Beda and Mela)
Anglo Saxon Chronicles ‑ 508AD ‑ Cerdicesford and Netley (Cerdic and Cynric)
Anglo Saxon Chronicles ‑ 514AD ‑ Stuff and Wihtgar
Anglo Saxon Chronicles ‑ 519AD ‑ Cerdicesford (Cerdic and Cynric)
Anglo Saxon Chronicles ‑ 527AD ‑ Cerdicesleigh (Cerdic and Cynric)
Anglo Saxon Chronicles ‑ 530AD ‑ Wihtgarabyrg (Cerdic and Cynric)
Anglo Saxon Chronicles ‑ 534AD ‑ Isle of Wight given to Stuff and Wihtgar
Anglo Saxon Chronicles ‑ 552AD ‑ Searobyrg (Cynric)
Anglo Saxon Chronicles ‑ 556AD ‑ Beranbyrg (Cynric and Ceawlin)
Anglo Saxon Chronicles ‑ 568AD ‑ Wibban dune (Ceaulin and Cuþa)
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