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Walter de Lacy and his son Roger led their men to the centre of the action, the heart of the hand-to-hand fighting. Ilbert de Lacy led his cavalry in charge after charge on the flanks of the battle. Follow the outcome of the battle on this amusing animated video version of the Bayeux Tapestry. |
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Ninth Century Norway, which comprised many small kingdoms crowded upon the Western and Southern Coast with constant feuds and bitter fighting between Clans (Tribes) for fishing or farming land? The primary food source was fish from the Fiord inlets or the open sea. The Norse people became adept fisherman tackling the stormy Norwegian Seas. From their mastery of the waters came a whole new era. The development of the Longboat.
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