From nine o'clock in the morning, when the combat began, till three o'clock came, the battle was up and down, this way and that, and no one knew who

The Normans moved on to the assault, and the English defended themselves well.Continuing Normans Conquer England,our selection from Historical and

The English had built up a fence before them with their shields and with ash and other wood, and had well joined and wattled in the whole work, so as

I trust in God, for he does in all things his pleasure, and ordains what is to come to pass according to his will.Continuing Normans Conquer

Let us therefore suffer the old Norman chronicler to transport our imaginations to the fair Sussex scenery northwest of Hastings, as it appeared on

The ruins of Battle Abbey at this hour attest the place where Harold's army was posted; and the high altar of the abbey stood on the very spot where

The old Norman chroniclers describe the preparations of William on his landing with a graphic vigor, which would be wholly lost by transfusing their