gate fulford

• what were the reasons for gate fulford

  • morcar and his older brother edwin earl of mercia had gathered an army to defend the north
  • hardrada and tostig had landed with 10000 warriors on river humber anf marched up towards york
• what were the events of gate fulford

  • edwin and morcar were outnumbered
  • thousands of english troops were killed or wounded making them unable to fight
  • hardrada and tostig took many english hostages