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∙ 12y agothe reason he was lucky because William had to only face Harold and he had more soldiers than him. William made a wall during war of shields and that's how William also protected himself. William had archers and cavalery to attack Harold's army and managed to trick Harold then started to attack and that is how William was lucky by killing Harold
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∙ 13y agoThe invasion of Stamford Bridge came at just the right time for William; one of the reasons for Stamford Bridge being so helpful to William was because Harold lost most of his skilled fighters, leaving peasants to defend the country.
Another wave of good luck came when William, who had been waiting for the wind to change for nine days, was finally able to sail over to England when Harold was away fighting at Stamford Bridge.
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∙ 12y agoThe wind changed direction so he could sail to England to fight with Harold Godwinson
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∙ 12y agoHe was lucky because Harold had not trained his men properly and someone hit him in the eye with an arrow.
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∙ 12y agoThe wind changed direction,this allowed William to sail to England.
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HAROLD and HIS army was the ones who made a shield wall to protect themselves as they knew they didn't have a efficient attacking plan. The aggressive fighting style made the Normans the natural attackers in the Battle and the English the natural defenders in the Battle.
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And actually both armies had the same scale of troops (ranging from 6 to 7 thousand troops).
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What was the most important reason for William winning the battle of Hastings?
Hi I think that William won the battle of Hastings because he was more organized he was also a better solder and thought against fitting laws. The main reason I think is that William was Lucky. William had lots of men so he kept control of the kingdom after the battle but that's a different answer. com question's .
Who was lucky to win the Battle of Hastings?
The Normans should have won the battle of Hastings because they had a better army and they were more prepared for war. Also, William the Conqurer had more reasons to become king then the other monarchs. In the end, it was they who won the battle.
How was willian lucky in winning the Battle of Hastings?
yes and no because it was luck that made the wind change so the battle took place just after Harold godwinson had been fighting Harold hardraada. this meant that Harold godwinson's army was tired. no because he had been planning tactics for ages and Harold was unpropered.
Was the wind a factor in the Battle of Hastings?
yes the wind did change the battle because if the wind hadn't changed direction William wouldn't have been able to get over the English chanel and land in England where he wanted
How did William win due to luck and leadership and preparation?
William won the battle of hastings in 1066by luck and skill.First of all luck: the reason he was lucky because William had to only face Harold and he had more soldiers than him. William made a wall during war of shields and that's how William also protected himself. William had archers and cavalery to attack Harold's army and managed to trick Harold then started to attack and that is how William was lucky by killing Harold.Second of all skill: William had skill, in other words he was intelligent because William tricked Harold's army by pretending to run away and then Harold's army chased William's. William then told his army to attack their enemies and that was how Harold was killed and that is how William had the skill and luck by winning the crown and becoming King of England.AnswerBoth! Mainly the fact he had just come back from the battle of Stampford Bridge. He had lost some of his best trained men and his army were exhausted!
How was William lucky in the Battle of Hastings?
He was lucky because Harold had not trained his men properly and someone hit him in the eye with an arrow.
What was the most important reason for William winning the battle of Hastings?
Hi I think that William won the battle of Hastings because he was more organized he was also a better solder and thought against fitting laws. The main reason I think is that William was Lucky. William had lots of men so he kept control of the kingdom after the battle but that's a different answer. com question's .
Who was lucky to win the Battle of Hastings?
The Normans should have won the battle of Hastings because they had a better army and they were more prepared for war. Also, William the Conqurer had more reasons to become king then the other monarchs. In the end, it was they who won the battle.
How was willian lucky in winning the Battle of Hastings?
yes and no because it was luck that made the wind change so the battle took place just after Harold godwinson had been fighting Harold hardraada. this meant that Harold godwinson's army was tired. no because he had been planning tactics for ages and Harold was unpropered.
The final reason why William won the battle of hastings was because he was lucky one example is and another example is?
Well i have been studying this at school, and it seems that he was smarter, like breaking up the shield wall by pretending to run away.
What luccck was there at the Battle of Hastings?
the luck was that, when Harold was waiting for William in the south, the vikings invaded from the north, so Harold went to fight them and as he did, William came up from the south while they were fighting, so then , by the time he had got to the south he was to tired and wonded to fight the normans/William, and so William just was lucky that he came at that time, or he could have lost
Was the wind a factor in the Battle of Hastings?
yes the wind did change the battle because if the wind hadn't changed direction William wouldn't have been able to get over the English chanel and land in England where he wanted
How did William win due to luck and leadership and preparation?
William won the battle of hastings in 1066by luck and skill.First of all luck: the reason he was lucky because William had to only face Harold and he had more soldiers than him. William made a wall during war of shields and that's how William also protected himself. William had archers and cavalery to attack Harold's army and managed to trick Harold then started to attack and that is how William was lucky by killing Harold.Second of all skill: William had skill, in other words he was intelligent because William tricked Harold's army by pretending to run away and then Harold's army chased William's. William then told his army to attack their enemies and that was how Harold was killed and that is how William had the skill and luck by winning the crown and becoming King of England.AnswerBoth! Mainly the fact he had just come back from the battle of Stampford Bridge. He had lost some of his best trained men and his army were exhausted!
Did the Normans cheat 1066?
No, but they got lucky. They were lucky that King Harald Godwinson chose to beat off the Norwegian invasion first, so the English were tired when they faced the Normans. They were also lucky that Harald was killed by an arrow at Hastings, putting a quick end to the battle.
What happened to king Harold in the Battle of Hastings in 1066?
King Harold was actually killed at the battle of hastings, supposedly by an lucky Norman arrow through is eye, but historians only know that he was killed at the battle and not in what manner it occured.
Was king Harold lucky in 1066?
It is definitely arguable that he was very unlucky in 1066. He was crowned, firstly, by an archbishop not approved by the pope; archbishop Stigand. With this, William was able to gain papal support and during the battle of Hastings Williams troops will have had a massive physiological boost knowing that they have a guaranteed place in heaven. Also when he was crowned, due to the many potential other claimants to the throne, invasion of England was impending. Harold was also unlucky because while waiting for the Normans in the South, the Vikings led by Harald Hardrada and Tostig invaded in the North. Harold had to march up North and defeat them at the Battle of Stamford Bridge. Meanwhile the Normans invaded in the South and they had to march back across the whole country to meet them. To summate, Harold Godwinsson was not lucky in 1066. If anyone during this era was lucky it was William. To exacerbate this point, the tide preventing William from crossing over to England changed at the perfect time (while Scandinavian invaders where fighting Harold in the North). William was also lucky because he burned the land and if Harold waited and simply held the Normans back the Normans would of had to turn back in order to get food.
What luck did William have in the Battle of Hastings?
These are the bits of luck William had: the wind changed meaning William could cross the channel Harold was up north fighting in the battle of stamford bridge when William landed so Harold had to march all his soldiers south so they ended up being really tired when the battle started Harold lost some of his men in the battle of stamford bridge and had to pick peasants up from the streets while marching to the south
