Thursday, October 20, 2005

Battle of Hastings 1066. Battle, UK. October 2005

Saxon Warriors with Harold Godwison's 'Man with axe' flag. Harold was the Saxon candidate to England's crown. Guerreros sajones con el estandarte (hombre con hacha) de Harold Godwinson, candidato sajon al trono de Inglaterra.


Battle of Hastings 1066. Battle, East Sussex. UK. October 2005

Norman cavalry, transported by ship from Normandy, France.
Caballeria normanda, transportada en barco desde Normandia, Francia.

Battle of Hastings 1066. Battle,  East Sussex.UK. October 2005

Harold is killed, the Saxons have lost.
Harold muere en la batalla, los sajones han perdido.

Battle of Hastings 1066. Battle, East Sussex. UK. October 2005

The Norman William the Conqueror is now King of England. The future of England radically changed in 1066.
El normando William el Conquistador es ahora el rey de Inglaterra. El futuro del pais cambio radicalmente en 1066.

As promised, here there are some photos of the re-enactment of the Battle of Hastings which took place on 15-16 October in Battle Abbey . Want to know more about the Battle of Hastings? Here : Battle 1066 there is a very good and detailed account of it. For the quick version, go to the BoH in Wikipedia . There is a section of a tapestry in the Wikipedia photo. It is the Bayeux Tapestry, you can find it in Bayeux, France. It is the longest tapestry in History, well worth seeing it!

Como prometi, aqui teneis algunas fotos de la representacion de la Batalla de Hastings, que tuvo lugar este fin de semana pasado en la Abadia de Battle . Quereis saber mas sobre la Batalla de Hastings? Aqui : Batlle 1066 hay una detalladisima explicacion (en ingles). Para la version rapida, echad un vistazo en la pagina de la Batalla en Wikipedia . Hay un fragmento de tapiz en la foto de Wikipedia que es digno de verse en su totalidad. Es larguisimo! Es el famoso Tapiz de Bayeux, lo encontrareis en el museo de la ciudad de Bayeux, en Francia.

The weather today:
Partly Cloudy
15C
UV Index: 1 Low
Wind:From the West Southwest at 13 mph
Dew Point:6C
Humidity: 55%
Visibility: 6 miles
Barometer: 1008.1 mb

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