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Yes, he brought his horses over on many ships from Normandy. They were excellent horses coming from Southern Normandy and provided by a fellow Norman Edmond d'Erle. These horses were more than likely crossbred Arabian with local coldblood and Flemish horses. The Arabians were left two-hundred and fifty years earlier by the defeated army of Arabs in the battle of Tours 745 AD. Edmond d'Erle received from King William I two domains in Northern England and was later known as Edmond de Darley. He was the start of 30 generations of Darley's.
The Darley family six hundred years later were the most important developers of the English race horse and many more.
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In what year did the Battle of Hastings occur?
The Battle Of Hastings happened in the year 1066 on the date 14 October.
Why was horses important in the Battle of Hastings?
so that people on the horse could see above every o ne else who was fighting
Did Harold hardrada kill Harold godwinson?
Harold Godwinson was killed rather by the more popular suggestion of an arrow to his eye in the battle of Hastings, or getting struck down off his horse in the battle of Hastings. Harold Hardrada was killed by Harold's troops at Stamford bridge, believed to have been shot in the neck then attacked by a group of English troops. He was a very tough man so this was probably necessary.
Did Harold Godwinson use cavalry?
His army had horses, but the horse were not bred or trained for battle. His soldiers rode to the battlefield and dismounted to fight.
How did King Harold loose the Battle of Hastings?
Harold lost the battle of Hastings for many reasons some say it's because of his men as William had hundreds of TRAINED men with armor and swords and with all the front line of the soldiers being on horse back while Harold had farmers with pitch forks and anything they could get there hands on (and all were on foot so this gave William an advantage of being able to swoop down and kill those below them). Another known reason is that Harold's army had just won the battle with Harald up North and where recovering/resting when the news came that William was down in the South with his army so Harold and his men then had the long march (55 miles roughly) down to William and because of the lack of transport and food etc Harold lost a large number of men on the march and those who survived were utterly exhausted and needed to rest but they went straight into the Battle of Hastings. Moreover William was very prepared when he arrived in the South with his army. He built himself a fort out of wood and the reason for this is that William knew that Harold would be marching down to fight him off and a wood fort would take less time to build than if he were to build it out of stone. The final reason i know of is that Harold lost control of his army during the battle as William played the retreat and attack defence where William pretended to retreat and as the English chased then off (braking the wall that they made so the Normans couldn't get through) suddenly the Normans would turn round and surround them this of coarse meant that everyone of the English would die if they fell for this evil trick (which they did 3 times.) So when William tried this Harold ordered his men to stay of course though some men refused and chased after them sure of victory no sooner had they done this the Normans then surrounded them. When Harold was once killed (by an arrow in his eye which was unlucky seeing as that was the only non covered part) all of his men realised now that Harold was dead there was nothing to fight for anymore so now thy needed to save there own necks, they'd lost. So there are some of the reasons why Harold lost the Battle of Hastings.
In the Battle of Hastings who told who to get of their horses?
During the Battle of Hastings Williams men had horses and most of his front line where mounted knights. It is said that William had two or three horses killed out from under him during the battle. Since William needed a horse he would have commanded others off their horses to replace his.
In what year did the Battle of Hastings occur?
The Battle Of Hastings happened in the year 1066 on the date 14 October.
What mistakes did King Harold make when Prepairing for the Battle of Hastings?
he never had that much soldiers for archery and he was the only one who had a horse (king)
Why was horses important in the Battle of Hastings?
so that people on the horse could see above every o ne else who was fighting
Who said A horse A horse My kingdom for a horse?
"A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse!" Shakespeare, King Richard III, Act V
When did Odysseus built the giant horse?
During the battle of Troy
What did the horse drawn that gave the hittile an advantage during battle?
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What century a horse a horse your kingdom for a horse?
That line was originally said by king Richard III, and was during the battle of bosworth, which happened during Tudor Times. So that line was spoken in the 16th century, the time of the battle of bosworth and the Tudor era, when king Richard went into battle and lost to Henry Tudor.
What did the knight wear during battle?
The night would were his stereotypical armour and ride a horse
What battle did Saladin give his horse to Richard the lionheart during the third crusade?
The Battle of Jaffa. Saladin saw Richard fighting on foot and sent a horse as a replacement for his that was killed by arrows.
Did Franklin Pierce fall off a horse?
Yes. Before the his battle during the Mexican War, he fell off his horse was wrenched his knee severely. The next day, during the battle his horse bucked and threw against the pommel in such a way that it twisted his sore knee causing pain so intense that he blacked out.
Did Harold hardrada kill Harold godwinson?
Harold Godwinson was killed rather by the more popular suggestion of an arrow to his eye in the battle of Hastings, or getting struck down off his horse in the battle of Hastings. Harold Hardrada was killed by Harold's troops at Stamford bridge, believed to have been shot in the neck then attacked by a group of English troops. He was a very tough man so this was probably necessary.
