Please more combination of the Ordnance Survey maps and the Laidar, to explain for those of us who do not have the best eyesight or local knowledge on the ground. John
I think you have a very good perspective , into where the true landing are,I'm thinking about how the landing happened ,i mean how many ships did he have ,were lead to believe he had over 1 thousand and many were constructed, the year before the battle ,this find hard to believe as the massive felling of trees and raw materials would have been collosal,think he had much less ships than we think.I don't believe the landing were a one off use of these boats, think they would have been used for relays across the channel to open a supply line, they were clean line Viking ships, I think we very much underestimate these vessels,I believe under oar they could easily reach there hull speed ,and could point to windward better than we give them credit for. william was waiting for a southerly wind ,now to my mind as a fisherman sailor ,a light northerly would be much more an advantage as gives calm waters without swell on the coast of Hastings,maybe a southerly wind means blowing from the north towards the south,this is just food for thought but I find I hard to believe he would have a huge fleet for just one crossing ,
Hi, at the start of the video you say you have had some interesting finds from the upper fort area, can you show them or tell us what they are? In all they's videos from Sotni UK I have not seen any 11th century finds.
Please more combination of the Ordnance Survey maps and the Laidar, to explain for those of us who do not have the best eyesight or local knowledge on the ground.
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I think you have a very good perspective , into where the true landing are,I'm thinking about how the landing happened ,i mean how many ships did he have ,were lead to believe he had over 1 thousand and many were constructed, the year before the battle ,this find hard to believe as the massive felling of trees and raw materials would have been collosal,think he had much less ships than we think.I don't believe the landing were a one off use of these boats, think they would have been used for relays across the channel to open a supply line, they were clean line Viking ships, I think we very much underestimate these vessels,I believe under oar they could easily reach there hull speed ,and could point to windward better than we give them credit for. william was waiting for a southerly wind ,now to my mind as a fisherman sailor ,a light northerly would be much more an advantage as gives calm waters without swell on the coast of Hastings,maybe a southerly wind means blowing from the north towards the south,this is just food for thought but I find I hard to believe he would have a huge fleet for just one crossing ,
Hi, at the start of the video you say you have had some interesting finds from the upper fort area, can you show them or tell us what they are? In all they's videos from Sotni UK I have not seen any 11th century finds.
Thanks.