Anglo Saxon History Home Background Landscape Changing Landscape and Language Sea Levels in AD400(Pevensey) Sea Levels in AD400(The Wash) Sea level changes last 2000 years Andredsweald and Anderida Where are the Roman Roads History of the Romney Marsh The Great Storm 1287AD List of Landscape Documents Local The Saxon Kingdom of the Haestingas The Cinque Ports 914AD Alfred the Great's fort in Hastings Battle Museum Battle History Society Villagenet Local Gazeteer World War 2 Tank database Simon the Piman(Raspberry Pi) Tourist Guides for the area Romans First Invasion 55BC Second Invasion 43AD Roman roads in Britannia Ptolemy Geographica Tribes MAP-Margary Roman Roads MAP-Roman Roads South East MAP-Roman Roads South West MAP-Roman Roads Wales MAP-Roman Roads South Midlands MAP-Roman Roads South Yorkshire MAP-Roman Locations Norfolk MAP-Roman Locations Essex MAP-Wealden Roads/Bloomeries Wealden Bloomeries 1st Century Wealden Bloomeries 2nd Century Wealden Bloomeries 3rd Century Wealden Bloomeries 4th Century MAP-Antonine Itinery I Roman Industry in the Brede Valley Decline in Roman Wealden Ironworking The Gallic Empire 260AD - 274AD Types of Roman Fortification List of Roman Documents Saxon Chronicles 914AD Burghal Hideage Locations - 449AD Ebbsfleet Locations - 455AD Agelesþrep Locations - 485AD Mearcredesburnan Stede Locations - 914AD Eorpeburnan Saxon Invasion sequence Invaders 1 - Henghest, Horsa and Æsc Invaders 2 - The Haestingas Invaders 3 - Aelle Cymen Wlenca Cissa Invaders 4 - West Seaxe (Wessex) List of Saxon Chronicles Documents 449AD(2) the Welsh flee from Henghest 449AD(1) Henghest lands at Ypwinesfleot 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) 1066 Battle Documentary Evidence Available Documents  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 Reference to Locations Phases of the Events Phases 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 Warriors, Weapons & Snippets Saxon - Huscarl Saxon - Fyrd(Fyrð) Senlac Hill The Malfosse The Hoar Apple Tree The Shield Wall Salt Production near Hastings The Battle of Jengland 851AD William's Ship List Norman/Viking Ships and stuff Norman bows and crossbows Harold was NOT killed by an arrow The Time Team(1066-The Lost Battlefield) List of 1066AD Weapons Battle of Hastings Index 1066AD a Summary A - The Ship list of William the Conqueror B - Ships - Drekka, Snekkja and Knarr C - Why Hastings? 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 -Duke Williams army size and logistics I - Landscape of Haestingaport J - Hastings and its links to Fécamp Abbey K - The Landing , where was it ? L - The Warning to Harold and its implications M - The Castles N - The Hoar Apple Tree O - The Intermediary P - Places named in the Chronicles Q - Evidence for the Malfosse S - The Location of the Battlefield S1 - The Hoar Apple Tree T - Bridge collapses in the retreat Where to find the Hastings Chronicles Observations - Arrow in the eye ? Observations - Bows and Crossbows Observations - Huscarl(Housecarl) Observations - Norman Cavalry Observations - The Saxon Shield Wall LOCATION - Hecheland where is it ? LOCATION - The Lands of Battle Abbey 1086AD Domesday Boundary of Anderida Domesday Hursts Post Domesday Hursts Domesday Manors Wasted UK Norfolk Salt Production Salt Production near Hastings The Wash at 1086 The Humber estuary at 1086 Domesday County details B Bedfordshire Domesday Population Berkshire Domesday Population Buckinghamshire Domesday Population Domesday County details C Cambridgeshire Domesday Population Cheshire Domesday Population Cornwall Domesday Population Domesday County details D Derbyshire Domesday Population Devon Domesday Population Dorset Domesday Population Domesday County details E Essex Domesday Population Domesday County details G Gloucestershire Domesday Population Domesday County details H Hampshire Domesday Population Herefordshire Domesday Population Hertfordshire Domesday Population Huntingdonshire Domesday Population Domesday County details K Kent Domesday Population Domesday County details L Leicestershire Domesday Population Lincolnshire Domesday Population Domesday County details M Middlesex Domesday Population Domesday County details N Norfolk Domesday Population Northamptonshire Domesday Population Nottinghamshire Domesday Population Domesday County details O Oxfordshire Domesday Population Domesday County details R Rutland Domesday Population Domesday County details S Shropshire Domesday Population Somerset Domesday Population Staffordshire Domesday Population Suffolk Domesday Population Surrey Domesday Population Sussex Domesday Population Domesday County details W Warwickshire Domesday Population Wiltshire Domesday Population Worcestershire Domesday Population Domesday County details Y Yorkshire Domesday Population Place names Translate my Location Celtic name snippets Jutish name snippets Roman name snippets Saxon name snippets Viking name snippets Norman name snippets Modern name snippets List of name Snippets Snippet 1 - What is an eye,island etc Snippet 2 - What is a hurst Snippet 3 - What is a bury, a borough or burgh Snippet Places 1 - Tidebrook Villages containing EY/EYE/SEA Villages containing HAM Villages containing TON Villages containing CASTLE Sussex Locations with ING Domesday Sussex with ING Kent Locations with ING Sussex Locations with HURST Loads of Village Translations Res Our Apologies   The link to this page has been removed or superceeded This page has been removed, either because it has been found to be incorrect or has been superceeded, please choose another article from one of the menu links above, these should all work. or alternatively please click the link below for a random article from the site, you never know it might really interest you. 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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) Anglo Saxon Chronicles - 914AD - Alfred the Great and the Burghal Hideage Background to this website Battle of Hastings 1066AD - Summary of the Battle of Hastings Battle of Hastings 1066AD - Where to find the Chronicles referenced Battle of Hastings 1066AD - A - The Ship list of William the Conqueror Battle of Hastings 1066AD - B - Ships - Drekka, Snekkja and Knarr Battle of Hastings 1066AD - C - Why Hastings? Battle of Hastings 1066AD - D - Sailing - Dives sur Mer to St Valerie Battle of Hastings 1066AD - E - The Sailing - St Valerie to Pevensey Battle of Hastings 1066AD - F - The Coastline and Landscape Battle of Hastings 1066AD - G - New Romney Destroyed Battle of Hastings 1066AD - H -Duke Williams army size and logistics Battle of Hastings 1066AD - I - Landscape of Haestingaport Battle of Hastings 1066AD - J - Hastings and its links to Fécamp Abbey Battle of Hastings 1066AD - K - The Landing , where was it ? Battle of Hastings 1066AD - L - The Warning to Harold and its implications Battle of Hastings 1066AD - M - The Castles Battle of Hastings 1066AD - N - The Hoar Apple Tree Battle of Hastings 1066AD - O - The Intermediary Battle of Hastings 1066AD - P - Places named in the Chronicles Battle of Hastings 1066AD - Q - Evidence for the Malfosse Battle of Hastings 1066AD - S - The Battlefield Location Battle of Hastings 1066AD - S1 - The Hoar Apple Tree Battle of Hastings 1066AD - T - A Bridge collapse in the retreat Battle of Hastings 1066AD Observations - Bows and Crossbows at the Battle of Hastings Battle of Hastings 1066AD Observations - Huscarl(Housecarl) Battle of Hastings 1066AD Observations - King Harold was NOT killed by an arrow in the eye Battle of Hastings 1066AD Observations - Saxon Shield Wall - did it really exist? Battle of Hastings 1066AD Observations ‑ Norman Cavalry at the Battle of Hastings Battle of Hastings 1066AD Location - Hecheland where is it and what does it mean ? Battle of Hastings 1066AD Background History - Documentary evidence Battle of Jengland AD851 - implies a quick defeat for Harold at Hastings 1066AD Invaders 1 - Henghest, Horsa and Æsc - conquest of Kent Invaders 2 - The Haestingas - conquest of East Sussex Invaders 3 - Aelle Cymen Wlenca Cissa - conquest of West Sussex Invaders 4 - West Seaxe (Wessex) - conquest of Hampshire and Wiltshire Ivan D Margary Roman roads near Southampton - revisited Landscape - Was the high tide level in Saxon times at Pevensey at about 4.5 metres ? Landscape - Was the high tide level in Saxon times in the Wash 4 to 5 metres higher ? Landscape - Alfred the Greats fort in Hastings Landscape - Archaeology Landscape - High Tide changes in the last 2000 years Landscape - The 1287AD Storm and its effect on the Kent and Sussex Coast Landscape - The Cliffs of East Sussex and Erosion 450-2024AD Landscape - The East Sussex Coastline about 500AD Landscape - The Great Oak Forest of Andredsweald Landscape - The History of the Romney Marsh in maps(Pre-Roman to Modern times) Landscape - The Legend of Tenterden Church and the Goodwin Sands Medieval Measurements and Modern equivalents Old Winchelsea an elegant explanation Place names - bury, burgh and borough what do they mean Places containing the snippet æg meaning island Places containing the snippet Hurst Ptolemy Geographia - decyphering Albion (England and Wales) Ptolemy Geographia - decyphering Albion(Scotland) Ptolemy Geographia - decyphering Hibernia (Ireland) Roman Fortifications Roman Iron Producing Regions and Production Roman Ironworking in the weald and why it declined Roman Locations that have not been identified and roads that just terminate Roman Roads in Britain Ship types available to William the Conqueror The Lands of Battle Abbey in the 11th Century from the Abbey Chronicles The Cinque Ports and Southern England The Roman Gallic Empire 260AD - 274AD The Saxon Kingdom of the Haestingas Tidebrook near Wadhurst could it have been tidal ?? 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