Grey Apple Tree Research Paper
On Saturday, October 14 of 1066. The English and Normans fought a historical battle in Anglo-Saxon England, on a site said to have been known as the "Grey Apple Tree" or nowadays known simply as "Battle". The English used axes as their weapons and crossed together shields to protect themselves, creating a shield wall, which had become a traditional way of fighting. The Normans lined up in three rows. First the archers, then the infantry, and next the mounted knights.
William I, also known as William the conqueror, and William the bastard, was confident that God and the Saints were backing him up. Harold's army was exhausted from the March south so they didn't fight as well. The fighting began around nine that morning. Because the English use the shield to protect themselves it was so packed tight that the dead couldn't even fall to the ground because there was no room at all. …show more content…
A week after the battle William felt no shame, he went off to London without any remorse. He was now called "William the conqueror" and soon to be "William king of England". William the conqueror decided to build and Abby as penance for the bloodshed and suffering of the battle. The altar was also said to have been built on the spot where herald fell at his death.Thanks to William I, The future belonged to the Normans.
The Bayeux Tapestry was a comic-like linen cloth telling the story of the events that led up to the Battle of Hastings in detail. It was 78 m long and 1 m wide, made of wool, colored with vegetable dyes, and stitched on linen cloth. The Bayeux Tapestry was so well illustrated, that it is the main reason people still talk about the Battle of Hastings today. The captions for all written in Latin, but most of the English didn't even know how to read because they were poor Serfs and were not able to go to school because they had to work for their
William I, also known as William the conqueror, and William the bastard, was confident that God and the Saints were backing him up. Harold's army was exhausted from the March south so they didn't fight as well. The fighting began around nine that morning. Because the English use the shield to protect themselves it was so packed tight that the dead couldn't even fall to the ground because there was no room at all. …show more content…
A week after the battle William felt no shame, he went off to London without any remorse. He was now called "William the conqueror" and soon to be "William king of England". William the conqueror decided to build and Abby as penance for the bloodshed and suffering of the battle. The altar was also said to have been built on the spot where herald fell at his death.Thanks to William I, The future belonged to the Normans.
The Bayeux Tapestry was a comic-like linen cloth telling the story of the events that led up to the Battle of Hastings in detail. It was 78 m long and 1 m wide, made of wool, colored with vegetable dyes, and stitched on linen cloth. The Bayeux Tapestry was so well illustrated, that it is the main reason people still talk about the Battle of Hastings today. The captions for all written in Latin, but most of the English didn't even know how to read because they were poor Serfs and were not able to go to school because they had to work for their