[MR] Battle of Hastings, 14 October 1066

[Garth Groff]

Noble Friends,

Sunday was the 946th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings, which as you 
all know brought Norman rule to Anglo-Saxon England. The battle was 
commemorated this weekend by celebrations and reenactments on Saturday. 
Unfortunately, heavy rains and mud forced the cancellation of Sunday's 
restaging of the battle: 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-19940824 . There are a few 
cool pictures of men at arms here for you to contemplate. You can 
refight the battle electronically at: 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/normans/launch_gms_battle_hastings.shtml 
.

As for history itself, Wikipedia has a very good summary of the battle: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hastings . An article covering 
the broader conquest of England is at: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Conquest .

Another Wikipedia article covers the history of the Bayeau Tapestry and 
includes detailed blow-ups of some of the key scenes at: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayeux_Tapestry . You can see the entire 
tapestry in once piece at: 
http://www.hs-augsburg.de/~harsch/Chronologia/Lspost11/Bayeux/bay_tama.html 
. A number of interesting videos and other features are available at: 
http://www.medievalists.net/2009/06/11/the-bayeux-tapestry/ .

And that should be enough to keep most of you busy until I find 
something else to share!

Yours Aye,


Lord Mungo Napier, Who Probably Did Not Have Ancestors at Hastings