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Battle of Hastings - Good or Bad?

Henry Irving
Henry Irving Posts: 85,222
edited October 2011 in Not Sports Related
For the history buffs or others who may just be interested

945th anniversary today

Vital and much needed step in bringing England out of the Dark Ages OR worse thing ever to happen to England as it falls under the Norman yolk?

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  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,739
    It was one in the eye for King Harold thats for sure!
  • Six-a-bag-of-nuts
    Six-a-bag-of-nuts Posts: 8,127
    It was an essential prerequisite for starting this thread.


  • Floyd Montana
    Floyd Montana Posts: 3,730
    edited October 2011
    Good news if you have English Heritage membership in the Midlands.
    All those splendid castles on the Welsh borders.

    Otherwise roman church, Cathederal and Abbey devotees would have to say YES!

    Not sure the Irish would be great fans.
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,353
    edited October 2011

    If only the battle of Stamford Bridge had gone to the Vikings.  I would of loved to have seen a match up between them and Normans !  mind you Sky would probably of televised it and I wouldn't of been able to see it anyway...   feckers

  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,739
    edited October 2011
    The Normans were descendants of Norse Vikings and i quite like the thought of having Viking blood in me somewhere down the line.
  • nolly
    nolly Posts: 12,122
    vikings were more pillage material got ass kicked it in most straightners,battle of clontarf an example.
  • southamptonaddick
    southamptonaddick Posts: 4,054

    Good for William.

    Bad for Harold,

  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,024
    Good.  The English language would not be as rich or varied without the 60% of French words that we inherited as a result.  Also, if that battle hadn't happened it is extremely unlikely that any of us would be here.
  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,458
    vikings were more pillage material got ass kicked it in most straightners,battle of clontarf an example.
    Who won on points then ? ;-)
  • nolly
    nolly Posts: 12,122

    knockout win to the irish mog

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  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952

    knockout win to the irish mog


    A strange old fight, Brian Boru was killed, and the Vikings remained in control of Dublin and Ireland stayed as it was before - being ruled over by competing chieftains.
  • nolly
    nolly Posts: 12,122
    yes boru got killed in his tent,but the vikings got owned
  • better red than dead
    better red than dead Posts: 491


    Vital and much needed step in bringing England out of the Dark Ages OR worse thing ever to happen to England as it falls under the Norman yolk?

    what has eggs got to do with it?
  • nth_london_addick
    nth_london_addick Posts: 35,919

    fantastic example of British history

     

     

    that makes it one of the best factual stories ever told, and the architecture that goes with it is immense , when bored i always take the family off to one of these castles and just have a mooch about,

     

    i love Corfe castle the best even though theres nothing really left of it, one of those magical places in the great country known as England

  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,955


    Vital and much needed step in bringing England out of the Dark Ages OR worse thing ever to happen to England as it falls under the Norman yolk?

    what has eggs got to do with it?
    That's what I thought too.

    I believe Henry meant yoke, right Sir Henry .....?
  • EpsomAddick
    EpsomAddick Posts: 2,557
    Good if you were in the tapestry business.
  • JorgeCosta
    JorgeCosta Posts: 1,035
    vikings were more pillage material got ass kicked it in most straightners,battle of clontarf an example.
    The Vikings won on points at Fulford but the Anglo-Saxons knocked them out at Stamford Bridge a few days later to go through to take on the Normans in the final at Hastings. Harold played home advantage but was caught on the break by a cheeky late salvo of arrows and a cavalry charge by William.


  • March51
    March51 Posts: 3,256

    Although we were outnumbered again by the mods I thought we put up a damn good show and just about edged it. We learnt a lot from the debacle at Brighton and this time arrived en masse rather than in small groups as had happened before. Of course we had a rehearsal at Clacton before this one and we rolled them over with no problems. I think they were on their scooters and away when they heard our 'bikes coming down the main road. I think only a few rockers ended up in Hastings nick but I'm told the place was full of people in parkas. A good day out all round. Rained on the way home though. 

  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,561
    Thought the Battle of Hastings was between mods and rockers. Seeing as Battle is soon to be my local town then I'm glad it happened. Great fireworks celebrations too.
  • adamtheaddick
    adamtheaddick Posts: 8,664
    There's a full 400 man reenactment of the battle this weekend in battle, English heritage website has details looks awesome was thinking of taking Adam jnr as we saw a smaller medieval event in Rochester the other month and he loved it.
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  • Floyd Montana
    Floyd Montana Posts: 3,730

    Although we were outnumbered again by the mods I thought we put up a damn good show and just about edged it. We learnt a lot from the debacle at Brighton and this time arrived en masse rather than in small groups as had happened before. Of course we had a rehearsal at Clacton before this one and we rolled them over with no problems. I think they were on their scooters and away when they heard our 'bikes coming down the main road. I think only a few rockers ended up in Hastings nick but I'm told the place was full of people in parkas. A good day out all round. Rained on the way home though. 

    Have you grown up now?
  • Floyd Montana
    Floyd Montana Posts: 3,730
    Yes it was a joke
  • March51
    March51 Posts: 3,256
    Still got the 'bike: too old to ride it !!
  • Floyd Montana
    Floyd Montana Posts: 3,730
    Still got the 'bike: too old to ride it !!
    I'll buy it.
    Seriously.
  • March51
    March51 Posts: 3,256
    The old Bonnie has been the subject of much family discussion recently. I honestly hate having her sitting in the garage knowing that with my sight problems I'll never ride her again. However others see her as part of the family and she's been around as long, and in one case longer, than they have. It's bad enough they say flogging the house after 33 years and downsizing, flogging the 'bike as well would be a step too far. Thus to preserve peace and harmony she's staying, even though it means the smaller house must have a garage! So sorry Floyd, no can do. 
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,153
    edited October 2011

    Anyone else in the family you could pass her on to March? Seems a bit of a shame to keep the beast caged like that.

    Back to the subject, if it has lead us to where we are today, which everything that ever happened has of course, then bad, very, very, very, bad. 

     

  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,480

    I actually fought at The Battle of Hastings August 2nd 1964.

    I was in The Lewisham Light Mods Regiment!

  • March51
    March51 Posts: 3,256
    edited October 2011

    No-one that'll ride her Floyd unfortunately. I do take her up and down the drive for an airing every so often: 50 yards each way, just gets into 2nd. gear.Not to worry, I'm hoping one of my chums in the Triumph O.C will let her lodge with him but it won't be close to where we're hoping to move to.

    I was in the Johnson's Caff  Light Rocker Brigade but would now be in the Heavy Artillery!!

  • cfgs
    cfgs Posts: 11,476
    As a man of Kent I would like to point out we were never conquered, we were clever enough to see the writing on the wall and welcomed the Norsemen (sits nicer with me than calling them French) into England
  • Floyd Montana
    Floyd Montana Posts: 3,730
    I know ~EXACTLY how you feel about the Bonnie!
    Good to warm her up once in a while.
    Did a bit of work on a friends Matchless yesterday - first time it had run for 2 years!

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