One side in this battle arrived at Pevensey and feigned retreat after they were unable to break through the shield wall formed by fyrds and (*) housecarls.
According to legend, a man with the surname Truelove was renamed Eyre after saving one man's life in this battle. One side in this battle arrived at Pevensey and feigned retreat after they were unable to break through the shield wall formed by fyrds and (*) housecarls. The leader of the losing side in this battle succeeded Edward the Confessor and had earlier won the Battle of Stamford Bridge, but was later killed by an arrow in the eye as depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry. For ten points, name this 1066 battle in which Harold Godwinson was defeated by a Norman force led by William the Conqueror.
According to legend, a man with the surname Truelove was renamed Eyre after saving one man's life in this battle.
Battle of Hastings