The Battle of Hastings Brought to Life in Stunning Animation: 1066

[Music] foreign of Hastings was composed of two Heroes surrounded by thick Woods haroda positioned his army on the reach His Highest Point and formed his troops in the shield wall blocking the road leading to London even though formidable in frontal assaults his army was a remnant of a bygone era mainly composed of infantry with no supporting units or Calvary which limited his movability and versatility the bulk of his forces was third militia Farmers armed with axes Spears and swords but in the

center of the formation Harold positioned his Elite house Carl garz highly trained and well-equipped professional soldiers armed with a mighty two-handed Danish ax that could cut easily through a shield in capable hands the king would fight on foot positioned in the center of his formation surrounded by his bodyguard all in all the Harold's Army numbered around nine thousand to ten thousand men on the other side of the field the Duke of Normandy slowly positioned his troops in formation the Nor

man Army and Hastings starkly contrasted with their Anglo-Saxon enemies William had brought a highly trained Forester professional Knights capable of prolonged campaigning and even field fortifications combining three different Military Arms it was a well-balanced and flexible force that included a contingent of arches and most crucially mounted Knights which were going to dominate the Middle Ages essentially it was a clash between the Old Norse Way of War and the modern continental fighting sty

le The Joker raised his forces into three divisions on the far left of his formation were positioned the pre-tuns the Normans held the center under the direct controller William who commanded the Army from his proud Steed and the left was mainly composed of Frenchmen the front line was made up of archers while the line right behind them was assembled from heavily armored infantry the formidable Norman mounted Knights were kept in reserve most modern historians agree that the Norman Army was slig

htly outnumbered by the Saxons and would not have exceeded seven to eight thousand men William was the first to strike the battle began with the sound of trump is signaling the attack the first line of arches move forward and Unleashed a barrage of arrows against the English Shield wall which proved ineffective due to the unfavorable trajectory since they were firing on the slope most of the projectiles were caught by the English Shields or passed over the ranks Landing harmlessly behind the Duk

e audited his second to infantry line to fronterly assault the Saxon ranks on the hill around 5 000 men began marching on the slope in perfect Unison the Normans marched steadily upon the hill trying to save their breath of the Ultimate Clash of arms as the line of heavily armed Knights came into Missile Range the Saxons Unleashed a hail of projectiles against a thin line of advancing Steel to little effect undeterred the Norman infantry reached the English Shield worn engaging in a ferocious an

d bloody Melody The Clash of Steel and wood reverberated throughout the battlefield now intermingled with screams of pain and anguish the initial Carnage was horrendous with both sides till fresh and eager to attack their enemy every blue was effective and deadly the Normans were trying to achieve a breakthrough or even an envelopement of one of the two Wings since they could not afford a draw while the Saxons only had to hold their Lions within the battle which they were initially able to do ef

fectively seeing his infantry struggle under their mounting losses William sprang into action by ordering his mounted Knights to follow him in an attack across the enemy line the Duke was Playing for Keeps Norman Calvary and infantry were soon attacking the Saxon Shield view despite the ferocity of the mounted attack the English Shield Wars still held giving No Quarter to the enemy during the Ferocious hand-to-hand combat the Norman left wing began to buckle eventually retreating Under Pressure

the debacle on the left wing triggered a donoma effect which caused the whole Norman lying to retreat Harold Bart orders to his troops not to chase the retreating enemy and hold their ground but a few right-wing contingents abandoned their positions chasing after the retreating Norman left wing at this critical point of the battle a rumor spread that the Duke was dead which could have proven disastrous for Norman morale William then removed his helmet and rode along the lines shouting to his tro

ops that he was still alive encouraging them to fight on his courage and Charisma stopped the Norman Retreat saving his army from the brink of disaster William then gathered some nights around him and galloped to the aid of his left wing still being chased by the Saxons the Normans turned the tables on the chasing Saxons who were surrounded and cut down to the last man ironically the flight of these troops gave a tactical idea to bleed after a brief Lull in hostilities the Norman Duke ordered hi

s mounted nice to charge against the Saxons but then Retreat trying to lure them out of their formation every Norman Horseman was now charging upon the steep slope inflicting heavy casualties to the Irreplaceable house cars who were slowly being replaced by the third militia being less trained and disciplined the third were much easier to lure with faint Retreats thus the Norman Knights were gradually able to pick apart the up until then immovable English line leaving it vulnerable to counter-at

tacks with the sun setting and the English line crumbling Duke Williams sense that the time was right for an all-out assault infantry Cavalry and arches simultaneously moved Against The Battered Saxon ranks aiming to deal Immortal in the world William urged his men to fight on knowing full well that this was the final push of the day the English crown was within his class Harold was fighting heroically in the front of ranks under his Banner surrounded by his personal guard when tragedy stroke th

e height of the battle Harold godwinson was mortally wounded by an arrow which struck him in the eye piercing his brain thus ended the life of the last Anglo-Saxon King of England news of Harold's death soon spread throughout the demoralized and better Saxon ranks the broke and fled to the surrounding Woods Duke William of Normandy was triumphed losses for the Norman's side are unknown but the Saxons were destroyed they wouldn't be able to pose any threat against William after the disastrous out

come at the bloody field of Hastings in the aftermath of the battle William masked his troops on London which he swiftly captured squashing any resistance before him on Christmas day of 1066 William was crowned as the first Norman King of England bringing the Anglo-Saxon era to an end he would forever be known as William the Conqueror foreign