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What is the name of the battle in which the Norman army defeated the English?
Hastings! To be picky, William's Norman forces defeated the Saxon army at Hastings. English is a mixture of Norman French and Germanic Saxon culture and language.
During the Anglo-Saxon period tension between what two groups eventually erupted at the Battle of Hastings?
The Anglo-Saxons fought the Norman's. King Harold of the House of Wessex was killed and Duke William of Normandy and his Norman army won. He was later crowned King of England.
Who were the main participants in the Battle of Hastings?
the leader of the saxon group was Harold godwinson and the leader of the normans was william
Why was William able to take control of England after the battle of hastings?
Because he had killed his rival King Harold, and defeated the English (Anglo-Saxon) army.
Where the anlgo Saxons another name for the conferderate army?
NO.People with Anglo saxon origins are white people from northern Europe or England. They include white people in the north, the south, and in Europe, depending upon their origins.-------------The Anglo Saxon people were the people inhabiting (and ruling) England from the Viking times up till 1066 with the Norman conquest.The confederate army were combatants in the Americancivil war between 1861 and 1865
What was the invaded army called at the Battle of Hastings?
The defending army was the Saxon army led by Harold Godwinson, the attacking army was the Norman army lead by Duke William of Normandy, later to be called William the Conquerer.
What happened to Harald Haraada and Tostig?
They were both killed in the Battle of Stamford Bridge by the Saxon army
What are the differences between a Saxon village and a Norman village?
The main difference was that the Saxon army fought on foot, whilst the Normans used cavalry aswell as infantry. The Normans also appear to have used archers independently as a separate unit, the Saxons uses archers but these were mixed in with the rest of the army. The Saxons preferred weapon was the double edged axeand relied on round shields (bucklers) whilst the Normans used longer (kite) shields.
What key events did William of Normandy do to be king of England?
He defeated the Anglo-Saxon army of Harold 1 in October 1066. Harold was killed during the battle which allowed William to become king.
How big was the Norman army?
Saxon army was 5,000-7,000 and the Normans 10,000+
Why did the Norman army find the battle at the battle of Hastings difficult at first?
William and the Normans found it difficult at first because the saxon were positioned uphill and they were downhill This was one reason, but the Saxon Wall could not be penetrated, as a Norman said, 'The dead held up the living.'
Who was at the Battle of Hastings?
The Norman invasion army of William of Normandy was met by King Harold of England.
