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  • Normans were better armed and better trained.
  • Normans warfare was more strategic whereas Saxons "Paid little heed to tactical dispositions".
  • The Saxons had just finished fighting the Vikings led by Harald Hadrada and immediately had to head south to fight the Normans. The battle against the Danish Vikings cost them a lot of lives.
  • Besides the Nobles and Huscarls most of the Saxons were peasants, the entire Norman army was of professional soldiers.
  • The Normans had Cavalry and archers, the Saxons had only infantry armed with either spear, sword or axes.

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