Asked in History of EnglandThe Battle of Hastings
History of England
The Battle of Hastings
Why was Harold unlucky?
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October 06, 2010 4:55PM
Because he made his men exhausted and tired and they could'nt fight
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Was Harold Godwinson unlucky when the wind did not change and the Normans could not cross the channel?

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had to send the fyrd (part time farmers, part time soldiers) home
so he had hardly any soldiers to fight, then Hadrada invaded so
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