Anglo Saxons and Normans

• Embassy = a diplomatic mission to met with the ruler of another country
• Godwinsons: Tostig, Gyrth, Leofine, Harold
• Tostig: Earl of Northumbria
• HArold: Earl of Wessex
• Gyrth: Earl of East Anglia
• Claimants to the throne: Harold Godwinson, Edgar Aethling, Harald Hadrada, William of Normandy
• Edward the confessor died on 5th January 1066
• Battle of Stamford Bridge: 25th September 1066
• Battle of Gate Fulford: 20th September 1066
• Battle of Hastings: 14th October 1066
• Feigned retreat: used by William to trick Harold's soldiers
• Harold used the shield wall during the battle of hastings
• Williams luck: weather clearing, timing of Hardrada's invasion, some of Harold's men having to leave for harvest.
• The Battle of Hastings was won because of William's tactics and superior cavalry
• Castles were built as symbols of power and control over conquered land.