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Battle Bridge

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Battle Bridge

Final Fantasy Tactics – Battle on the Bridge

The Battle of Stamford Bridge

In 1066 the Battle of Hastings, is not the only battle that King Harold fought Godwinsson. Less than twenty days before the famous battle, which had no other option to fight another battle in the north of England against an enemy that is as strong and equally determined to wrest the throne of England from its scope. That enemy is Haraldur (Hard Ruler) Sigurosson the king of Norway claimed it was entitled to the throne through a treaty between the King and his nephew Magnus Knutur, son of King Canute, who has a claim to the throne of England.

Haraldur collected a fleet of two hundred ships and sailed to the north of England, where he met with the earls of Orkney and Scotland. In addition, Harold Godwinssons three ships carrying not more than nine thousand men. The fleet has swept the northeast coast Harrying
Yorkshire Cleaveland towns, Scarborough and Holderness, before moving on Humber and sailing up the Ouse, to land at Riccall.

He warned of the coming of the Earl of Northumbria Haraldur, Morcar and the Count of Mercia, Edwin, have joined forces and were waiting for him at the door Fulford. It was September 20, when both sides met with a great shock to protect the sides met. Both sides fought hard and lost many men, but as evening approached the Norwegians broke through the wall of English and the survivors fled the area.

York capitulated in an effort to prevent the city from being sacked and the king Haraldur believe Harold is unable to go north, while under the threat of invasion in the south, took hostages and negotiate for supplies to be delivered. The city readily agreed to their conditions. (There was a lot of York, who supported their cause, after all, up to twenty-four years before a Danish king has chosen the city.) Allow third of his force under the command of Eystein Orre in Riccall, the custody of the vessel, Haraldur Tostig and walk the rest at a crossroads, at Stamford Bridge. The bridge was the designated meeting place, where the hostages and supplies were exchanged.

When King Harold heard of the defeat of Gate Fulford, gathered his army and his brother set Gyrth forced march to the north. As the army ran to the north, the men of Mercia and Yorkshire have joined them and they were four days in Tadcaster, an incredible feat.

On September 25 was a sunny day in the morning, believing there was no danger Haraldur men to remove their helmets and chain mail and other areas to relax on the river Derwent. Were waiting with a delegation of supplies from the direction of York, instead Harold and his army appeared. Surprised and envoy to strengthen exceeded Haraldur and after the creation of a rearguard action to hold the bridge, moved quickly to higher ground.

Harold offered to restore his brother Earl of Northumbria, but when asked to Tostig that the granting of land Haraldur, King Harold replied that since Norway was a great man, gives him seven feet of land. Tostig refused the offer and stayed with Haraldur.
Before the main battle had begun to rear to be treated. The rearguard fought bravely, but was quickly passed, all except one man, explaining that a Norseman was the center of the narrow bridge. Dozens of men are against him and all were slaughtered, until finally a warrior crept under the bridge and stabbed upward through the gaps in the casing spear him in the groin. An ignoble end to a brave warrior, but Norwegian slaughter has time to prepare his defense wall.

Hatchet man with English supports the sequence on the bridge, formed in line, moved to shield and wall to wall to protect the battle began. All afternoon the battle raged neither side gaining the upper Haraldur up, full of blood lust rose in front of his men forward and piracy on the left, right and center, forged his way into the English line almost causing a defeat. Unfortunately, at this stage lost the opportunity and hit in the throat by an arrow.

King Harold seized on this point and gave his brother a chance to make and use Tostig refused Haraldur The battle flag of the "Waste Land" as a rallying point, called the fight of the Scandinavians, which they do for a while. But when the reinforcements arrived exhausted from Riccall, Tostig was dead, the army, beating and all I could do was make the fight against the evil of retirement. Harold at the end is given to the left including OLAF, son Haraldur quarter and were allowed to leave. One hundred of the three ships that came to fight, that twenty-four boats full of men returned to Norway. A victory for King Harold and his army, but in a few days on their way south to fight another battle and this time make it not so lucky.

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Fred Watson published his first book, a fantasy adventure novel for 8-12 years, in November 2006. A grandfather of four children, who enjoys writing for all age groups, has an interest in history and continues on a regular basis to add new stories to its website, etc.. Huella Editorial

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