harold godwinson

Chapter 1 It is the night, of the year 1066, all is quiet in the Norman camp, then a charge of troops rush into the camp, slaughtering many of the invaders of Engeland, leaving many dead bodies in their wake. Norman knights, under their bastard leader, William the Bastard, are organized, and...

The North Rises Once More - A 1066 Norwegian TL Prologue "It is war who changes man, yet man who starts the war. This most particularly true for the Norwegian Conquest of England. A war that preserved the influence of Scandinavian culture and the era that created it. A war that on the...

Let's say that our dear friend William of Normandy takes a trip off of a parapet, or is attacked in his bed by a snake, or is shot from behind a grassy knoll while on a hunting trip, or some such. Let's just removed him from the picture before Edward the Confessor, too, kicks the bucket. We're...

One fall day, on a hillside, on an island, in an obscure corner of an unfashionable continent, two armies clashed- the Englisc forces of Harold Godwinson and the Norman soldiers of William the Bastard. Throughout the day, the Normans tried to break the Englisc shield wall with archery fire and...

So, let's say he decisively wins the battle of Stamford bridge, kills Harold Godwinson. Then he defeats William the Conqueror in battle. What would occur? Would he occupy England for himself or give the throne to Tostig? If he had conquered England what would change?

It's the 14th of October, 1066 at Hastings. The now legendary Battle of Hastings rages on. As we know, at one point in the battle, William was believed by his troops to have been struck down, and to prevent his army from going into a full panicked retreat, William raised his helmet to show his...