Peterborough Chronicle
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Hastings 950: Remembering the End of an Age
Anglo-Saxons, anniversaries, Baldwin of Flanders, Battle Abbey, Bayeux Tapestry, Beowulf, Ealdgyth, Edwin of Mercia, Gytha, Harold Hardrada, Harold II, Harrying of the North, Hastings, Morcar, Norman conquest, Norway, Oderic Vitalis, Peter Rex, Peterborough Chronicle, Pevensey Bay, St. Edward the Confessor, Stamford Bridge, Tostig, Waltham Abbey, William IOriginally posted on Giaconda's Blog: Over the summer holidays I visited Battle Abbey with my family. We also found our way to Pevensey Bay and Hastings during our trip to re-trace the footsteps of King Harold’s last stand against Norman invaders almost 950 years ago. Pevensey was atmospheric and eery on an overcast morning…
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