Now the battle began. The Englishmen made a hot assault upon the Northmen, who sustained it bravely. It was no easy matter for the English to ride against the Northmen on account of their spears ; therefore they rode in a circle around them. And the fight... England Before the Norman Conquest - Page 297by Raymond Wilson Chambers - 1926 - 334 pagesFull view - About this book
| Snorri Sturluson, Samuel Laing - 1889 - 464 pages
...eaglets in his run, And them we'll ne'er forsake." CHAPTER XCV. — Of the Beginning of the Battle. Now the battle began. The Englishmen made a hot assault...immediately, as they could do nothing against them. Now when the Northmen thought they perceived that the enemy were making but weak assaults, they set... | |
| Charles William Colby - 1899 - 398 pages
...sun upon Two nobler eaglets in his run, And them we'll ne'er forsake. Of the Beginning of the Battle. Now the battle began. The Englishmen made a hot assault...immediately, as they could do nothing against them. Now, when the Northmen thought they perceived that the enemy were making but weak assaults, they set... | |
| Charles William Colby - 1899 - 378 pages
...upon Two nobler eaglets in his run, And them we'll ne'er forsake. • Of the Beginning of the Battle. Now the battle began. The Englishmen made a hot assault...immediately, as they could do nothing against them. Now, when the Northmen thought they perceived that the enemy were making but weak assaults, they set... | |
| Snorri Sturluson - 1906 - 400 pages
...And them we'll ne'er forsake." His sons will vengeance take ; 95. — Of THE BEGINNING Of THE BATTLE. Now the battle began. .^The Englishmen made a hot...Northmen on account of their spears; therefore they rode 789 in a circle around them. And the fight at first was but loose and light, as long as the Northmen... | |
| Martina Sprague - 2007 - 386 pages
...second rank shall set the spear-point against the horse's breast."16 Because of the Vikings' spears, it was no easy matter for the English to ride against the Norse. They rode around them. The fight remained loose and light as long as the Norsemen kept their... | |
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