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Hastings Falls Without A Fight

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Issue 32

The Saxon Times were ‘privileged’ to have an audience with Duke William who said “ I am here in Hastings as a friend of the people. I come in peace. Do not be afraid for I will reward those that support me but be warned that if I do encounter opposition it will be dealt with severely, without conscience for I have God and right on my side.” His final words, before we were dismissed, commanded that a motte and bailey castle should be built on West Hill.

Hastings is an ideal stronghold, easily fortified with two commanding hills dominating the town and harbour.

To consolidate his position, Duke William has sent several troops of mounted soldiers to terrorise the country and look for signs of the English army.

The key is to gain control of the ridge at Senlac. He would then be able to march east and west along the ancient trackways or north using the old Roman road. If the ridge falls to William he can move to conquer England.

King Harold is 300 miles away in York and the Senlac ridge is undefended and is only seven miles from Hastings.

The Duke now has time to consolidate his position in Hastings. With control of the ridge Duke William can then advance to dominate the rest of the country – it is a masterful plan as befits the Duke. Nothing will be allowed to get in his way.

This issue of The Saxon Times is included in the 1066 Saxon Times Resource book:    www.1066thesaxontimes.com

Cuddly Bill

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Hastings Sunday 1st October 1066

ASS has been disbanded.

Their final act was to for these posters to be found in an ale house that the Norman soldiers used.

There was so much laughter in the place that the Master of the Guard was called as he feared a fight.

This Comedy Night did not go down well as all the men were put on report and Brother William from Fecamp Abbey was taken away for questioning even though he was a Norman.

It is unlikely that we will see the likes of ASS again. 

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They’re having a laugh

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Hastings Sunday 1st October 1066

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The newly formed Anglo-Saxon Society ‘ASS’ are claiming responsibility but as yet this is unconfirmed.

Little is known about ASS and we await further details although the Normans are already classifying ASS as a terrorist group.

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Breaking News

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Saturday 30th September 1066 – Hastings

The Saxon Times reports that last night throughout Hastings leaflets were pinned to doors and trees purporting to offer a  reward to ‘Kill Bill’.

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The Norman hierarchy first dismissed the posters as a prank but it is understood, from sources close to the Duke, that Duke William was apoplexic with rage and demanded that the culprits be brought to summary justice.

There is now tension within the town as the Norman ‘police’ investigate the mysterious ‘poster’ poster.

We will continue to follow this story as the investigation unfolds.

For all the latest news  read The Saxon Times:     www.1066thesaxontimes.com

The Noble Quest For The Throne Of England

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The following is reprinted from an article in the Norman newspaper ‘Le Monde Du Normandie’ published 29th September 1066.

The Noble Quest For The Throne Of England

Issue 31

William of Jumièges and William of Poitiers, Duke William’s chroniclers, were with The Great Duke on his landing on English soil at the start of ‘The Noble Adventure to Claim the Throne of England’.

Beachhead secured and is spread across the wide Pevensey Bay from west to east towards Bexhill.

The Norman cavalry, foot soldiers and archers disembark and take their first steps on English soil.

Next are the carpenters who have been ordered to assemble a castle on the site of the old Roman fort from panels already constructed in Normandy and brought over with the invasion. Even the boats are being taken apart as part of the castle construction.

If they are defeated by King Harold there is no chance of them returning home but any such talk is quickly quashed by Duke William with promises of untold wealth.

But with King Harold in York, it has given the Duke free reign in Wessex to build a strong base rumoured to be at Hastings.

This issue of The Saxon Times is included in the 1066 Saxon Times Resource book:  www.1066thesaxontimes.com

Hastings is in chaos and there is panic at the Hastings Mint

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Today, 29th September, is the celebration of Michaelmas. St Michael, the warrior Archangel, is honoured as the protector of the individual against evil forces. Let us all hope that St Michael looks kindly on this Anglo-Saxon England and protects us all from the evil overseas.

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Travel News

It has been announced that Cross Channel sailings on the Hastings to St Valery route have been suspended at the behest of the Wessex Border Patrol. It is as a precaution for the anticipated invasion of Normans in exceptionally large numbers expected at the end of September but stories of a fleet of 700 ships must be way off the mark.

This issue of The Saxon Times is included in the 1066 Saxon Times Resource book:   www.1066thesaxontimes.com