The Battle of Hastings
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The Battle of Sanfer Bridge
The battle of Sanfer bridge was the last major battle fought on english soil against the northmen, in many ways, the end of the viking era in england. The great story goes that one bazerk viking wan, enormous viking warrior, held off the english army single handedly,. before an anglo saxon got in a barrel and went under the bridge and stabbed up into his unprotected groin through the slats of the bridge. As e great in it might just be true. At this point, harold, king of england, had won a victory to rank him along the greatest of english kings.
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