The fyrdsmen that broke rank from the English shieldwall at Senlac, 14th October 1066
Were they later arrivals who had not been present to hear King Harold's strict morning orders to hold formation (against the Norman cavalry he had seen in 1064) at all costs?
We know from the sources that more Anglo-Saxons came trickling in from the southern shires throughout the day, as their king had bade them days before.
So, were the men who fatally broke rank due to their over-zealousness, 'late arrivals', or simply indisciplined amateurs whom the huscarls in front of them, couldn't halt?
We know from the sources that more Anglo-Saxons came trickling in from the southern shires throughout the day, as their king had bade them days before.
So, were the men who fatally broke rank due to their over-zealousness, 'late arrivals', or simply indisciplined amateurs whom the huscarls in front of them, couldn't halt?
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