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960 years ago today, in the first battle of the Norman Conquest, William the Conqueror defeated the last Anglo-Saxon king of England, Harold Godwinson, in the Battle of Hastings (en.wikipedia.org)
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Harold had defeated Norwegian King Harald Hardrada only a few weeks earlier.

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960 years ago today, in the first battle of the Norman Conquest, William the Conqueror defeated the last Anglo-Saxon king of England, Harold Godwinson, in the Battle of Hastings (en.wikipedia.org)
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Harold had defeated Norwegian King Harald Hardrada only a few weeks earlier.

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960 years ago today, in the first battle of the Norman Conquest, William the Conqueror defeated the last Anglo-Saxon king of England, Harold Godwinson, in the Battle of Hastings (en.wikipedia.org)
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Harold had defeated Norwegian King Harald Hardrada only a few weeks earlier.

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TIL that, at the Battle of Hastings, panic rose among the Norman warriors as a rumor spread that Duke William was killed. This prompted William to ride with his face exposed and yelling out to sho... (en.wikipedia.org)
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Original Title: TIL that, at the Battle of Hastings, panic rose among the Norman warriors as a rumor spread that Duke William was killed. This prompted William to ride with his face exposed and yelling out to show his fleeing Normans that he was still alive.