Anglo-Saxon England

October 12th 1066, the day Anglo-Saxon England ended. Our journey, though, is far from over.

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Music: 'Wælheall' by Hrōðmund Wōdening

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We meet the Duke William, the man who would end Anglo-Saxon England.

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Music: 'Wælheall' by Hrōðmund Wōdening

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King Harold faces off against the first of the challengers for his throne: King Harald Hadrada of Norway.

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Music: 'Wælheall' by Hrōðmund Wōdening

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Harald Sigurdsson, who would invade England to claim her throne in 1066, was, by his mother Åsta, half-brother to King Olaf Haraldsson, aka St Olaf, by whose side he fought at Stiklestad in 1030 when Olaf unsuccessfully tired to reclaim the Norwegian throne from Cnut.

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Music: 'Wælheall' by Hrōðmund Wōdening

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When Edward the Confesor died leaving no children or close male blood-relatives it opened a succession dispute that was to lead to the end of an independent Anglo-Saxon England. Of course, no one knew that at the time but with hindsight the succession dispute provoked by Edward was the short term cause of the Norman Conquest.

Credits –

Music: 'Wælheall' by Hrōðmund Wōdening

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQfdqIyqJ4g&list=LL&index=5&ab_channel=Hr%C5%8D%C3%B0mundW%C5%8Ddening

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