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Pretty little tale from history

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Sharron

Sharron Report 18 Oct 2021 20:23

Here is a little thing I picked up that I wasn't looking for.

The Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066 was really fought over a bridge which was being held steadfastly by a huge Norse warrior who would not yield to anything that was thrown at him, arrows, battle-axes or anything else.

Those wily Saxons had not walked all up there to be held back by one dirty great Norseman so the crafty little sods got themselves a boat and floated up underneath him where they had a good poke up at him with sharp things underneath where his chain mail covered.

That soon shifted him.

They do say that all is fair in love and war but I can't imagine he was much use for either after that.

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