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6. The exact place where Tostig & Hardrada land in September

  • Riccal
  • Ricford
  • Ricland

7. Name of Pope in 1066 (II)

  • John-Paul
  • Alexander
  • Urban

8. Date in October of the Battle of Hastings

  • Fourteenth
  • Fifteenth
  • Sixteenth

9. Month in which Harold married

  • February
  • January
  • March

10. The place where Tostig is forced to finish his South Coast raids

  • Pevensey
  • Sandwich
  • Isle of Wight

11. Battle on 25th September

  • Hastings
  • Stamford Bridge
  • Gate Fulford

12. Bishop of Bayeux

  • Odo
  • Ada
  • Udu

13. Elite Anglo-Saxon unit, professional soldiers

  • Huscarl
  • Fyrd
  • Beserkers

14. Following his oaths of fealty to William, Harold was portrayed as this (according to the ASC)

  • Perjurer
  • Prevaricator
  • Peddler

15. Archbishop of York

  • Aethlred
  • Ealdred
  • Stigand

16. Passing of this cosmic 'omen' occured in April

  • Halley's Comet
  • Harry's Comet
  • Hazey's Comet

17. Earl of Mercia who lost with his brother on 20th September

  • Waltheof
  • Edwin
  • Morcar

18. Anglo-Saxon defensive barrier

  • Tortoise-shell formation
  • Shield wall
  • Spear Wall

19. Earl of East Anglia, brother of Harold

  • Gyrth
  • Waltheof
  • Leofwine

20. National event on 6th January

  • Party
  • Coronation
  • Funeral