Alan the Black
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Another eleventh century struggle
Alan the Black, Anglo-Saxons, Appledore, Battle of Hastings, battles, Bideford, Bloody Corner, Brian of Brittany, Devon, Diarmait, Edgar the Atheling, Edmund son of Harold, genealogy, Godwine son of Harold, Gytha, Harold II, Harrying of the North, Ireland, Malcolm III, Margaret of Wessex, Normans, Northam, resistance, Richard III, ScotlandThis article reveals the little-known sequel to the battle of Hastings. It took place in North Devon, between Appledore and Northam near Bideford, on 26 June 1069 and was led by Brian of Brittany and Alan the Black for the Normans against Godwine and Edmund, sons of Harold II, for the Anglo-Saxon “resistance”. The result…
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