What is less well known is just 19 days before Hastings on 25th September 1066, 273 miles North, King Harold led the English Saxon army to an overwhelming victory against the invading Vikings at the battle of Stamford Bridge, 8 miles north of York.
The attachment, written by Rear Admiral (retired) Guy Liardet, Cahirman of the Friends of Corhampton Saxon Church, brings to life and links the stories of these two great battles.
This storyline was used by the Friends as a script for a story-telling learning activity at the Saxon school learning day and Festivals in the Meon Valley in 2010. (see separate Woruldhord submissions on these events)
To learn more about the battles of Stamford Bridge & Hastings go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Stamford_Bridge and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hastings
1066 (October 14th) is etched on every English persons' mind as the date in which the English under King Harold Godwinson lost the battle of Hastings to William Duke of Normandy who went on to conquer England.
What is less well known is just 19 days before Hastings on 25th September 1066, and 273 miles North, King Harold led an English Saxon army to an overwhelming victory against the invading Vikings at the battle of Stamford Bridge, just 8 miles south of York.
The attachment, written by Rear Admiral (retired) Guy Liardet, Chairman of the Friends of Corhampton Saxon Church, brings to life and links the stories of these two great battles.
This storyline was used by the Friends as a script for a story-telling learning activity at the Saxon school learning day and Festivals in the Meon Valley in 2010. (see separate Woruldhord submissions on these events).
To learn more about the battles of Stamford Bridge & Hastings go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Stamford_Bridge and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hastings
Additional information about Corhampton Saxon Church can be found in a separate submission and at www.bridgechurches.org.uk. You can also sign-up at this website to become a 'Friend' to ensure the future of this Saxon icon and to support & participate in future festivals, education and exploratory activities]]>
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The texts contained in the ebook are:
Genesis; Exodus; Daniel; Christ and Satan; Andreas; The Fates of the Apostles; Soul and Body; Homiletic Fragment I; The Dream of the Rood; Elene; Christ; Guthlac; Azarias; The Phoenix; Juliana; The Wanderer; The Gifts of Men; Precepts; The Seafarer; Vainglory; Widsith; The Fortunes of Men; Maxims I; The Order of the World; The Riming Poem; The Panther; The Whale; The Partridge; Soul and Body II; Deor; Wulf and Eadwacer; Riddles 1-29; Riddle 30a; Riddles 31-59; The Wife's Lament; The Judgement Day I; Resignation; The Descent Into Hell; Alms-Giving; Pharaoh; The Lord's Prayer I; Homiletic Fragment II; Riddles 30b and 60; Riddles 60; The Husband's Message; The Ruin; Riddles 61-95; Beowulf; Judith; The Paris Psalter Psalms 51-150; The Meters of Boethius Prom; The Meters of Boethius Meters 1-31; The Battle of Finsburh; Waldere Fragment II; Waldere B; The Battle of Maldon; The Battle of Brunaburh; The Capture of the Five Buroughs; The Coronation of Edgar; The Death of Edgar; The Death of Alfred; The Death of Edward; Durham; The Rune Poem; Solomon and Saturn; The Menologium; Maxims II; A Proverb from Winfrid's Time; The Judgement Day II; The Rewards of Piety; A Summons to Prayer; The Lord's Prayer II; The Gloria I; The Lord's Prayer III; The Creed; Fragment of Pslam 5; Fragment of Psam 19; Fragment of Psalm 24; Fragment of Psalm 27; Fragment of Psalm 32; Fragment of Psalm 34; Fragment of Psalm 40; Fragment of Psalm 50; Fragment of Psalm 53; Fragment of Psalm 58; Fragment of Psalm 60; Fragment of Psalm 64; Fragment of Psalm 69; Fragment of Psalm 70; Fragment of Psalm 79; Fragment of Psalm 84; Fragment of Psalm 87; Fragment of Psalm 89; Fragment of Psalm 101; Fragment of Psalm 102; Fragment of Psalm 118; Fragment of Psalm 121; Fragment of Psalm 139; Fragment of Psalm 140; The Kentish Hymn; Psalm 50; The Gloria II; A Prayer; Thureth; Aldhelm; The Seasons for Fasting; Cædmon's Hymn, Northumbrian version; Cædmon's Hymn, West-Saxon version; Bede's Death Song, Northumbrian version; Bede's Death Song, the Hague version; Bede's Death Song, West Saxon version; The Leiden Riddle; Latin-English Proverbs; The Metrical Preface to the Pastoral Care; The Metrical Epilogue to the Pastoral Care; The Metrical Preface to Wærferth's Translation of Gregory's Dialogues; The Metrical Epilogue to MS. 41, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge; The Brussels Cross; For Unfruitful Land; The Nine Herbs Charm; Against A Dwarf; For A Sudden Stitch; For Loss of Cattle; For Delayed Birth; For the Water-Elf Disease; For A Swarm of Bees; For Theft of Cattle; For Loss of Cattle; A Journey Charm; Against A Wen.
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The site is aimed at primary schools (UK Key Stage 2) and covers 'Anglo-Saxon Arrival', 'Anglo-Saxon Death', 'Anglo-Saxon Oxfordshire', 'Anglo-Saxon Life', 'Anglo-Saxon Kings and Kingdoms', and 'Edward Thurlow Leeds and Archaeology'.

Instructions: There are three files. Download and unzip 'Archive.zip' and you will see a folder inside called 'discovery'. This is your main folder. In that create a folder called 'discover_images' and then download and unzip 'images1.zip' and 'images2.zip' and place their contents into 'discover_images'.]]>