battle of stanford
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- Battle of Stanford Bridge
- Harold and his army
- Harold gathered an army, racing north and collecting more warriors as he went. upon hearing of Hadradas victory at Fulford.
- Harald and his army
- A viking warrior held the English back from crossing the bridge, killing 40 men.
- The English only passed when someone paddled under the bridge and thrust a spear into him, according to Anglo Saxon chronicles.
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- The English only passed when someone paddled under the bridge and thrust a spear into him, according to Anglo Saxon chronicles.
- A viking warrior held the English back from crossing the bridge, killing 40 men.
- Harold and his army
- The battle itself
- Preparations for battle
- Norwegians
- out of 300 ships that were sent in for battle, only 24 were needed to return survivors.
- having gained over confidence they were unwilling to await for reinforcements.
- Saxons
- Harold and his army were much more prepared than Hardrada, they had food, more men and masses of weapons.
- Norwegians
- the only thing separating Hardrada and Harold was River Derwent
- this could only be crossed by a narrow bridge or two nearby fords.
- Preparations for battle
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