The Bayeux tapestry elucidated . LDI Here Duke William asks Yitalis, whether he had seen Harolds army. Harolds scout is next seen, on foot, endeavouring to obtaina glimpse through the forests of the approaching foe; he theninforms his king of their advance. The legend is, iste nustiatHAROLDUM EEGEM DE EXERCiTU WILLELM : Ducis—This man bringsword to Harold the King respecting Duke Williams army. Theline of the Normans march from the camp of Hastiags to thebattle-field, must have lain on the south-western slope of the ele-vated ridge of land extending from Fairlight to Battle ; that is,to the no
The Bayeux tapestry elucidated . LDI Here Duke William asks Yitalis, whether he had seen Harolds army. Harolds scout is next seen, on foot, endeavouring to obtaina glimpse through the forests of the approaching foe; he theninforms his king of their advance. The legend is, iste nustiatHAROLDUM EEGEM DE EXERCiTU WILLELM : Ducis—This man bringsword to Harold the King respecting Duke Williams army. Theline of the Normans march from the camp of Hastiags to thebattle-field, must have lain on the south-western slope of the ele-vated ridge of land extending from Fairlight to Battle ; that is,to the north of the village of HoUington, through what is nowCrowhurst Park, to the elevated spot called Hetheland, but nowknown as Telham Hill. This hill is about a mile south of theone occupied by Harold. Its ancient name seems to imply that itwas covered with heath rather than with wood; this circumstance,together with the fact of its elevated position, would enable Wil-» Lower on the Battle of Hastings, Sussex Arcli. Col., vi. THE BATTLE. 131 liams host for the first time clearly to descry their enemy from itssummit, and render it a fitting place on which to make the finalpreparations for the onslaught. This spot, according to local trad-ition, derived its name of Telham, or Telman Hill, from Williamshaving told off his men before advancing to the fight. We can readily conceive what would be the feelings of thetwo forces, as on the morning of the 14th of October, 1066, theycame in sight of each other;— Some with their colour rising,others turning pale ; some making ready their arms, others raisingtheir shields ; the brave man raising himself to the fight, the cow-ard trembling at the approaching danger. Who can stand upon theground occupied by either party without sympathizing, in part, withtheir fierce emotions ? Happily, such sympathy is vara. Not onlyhave victor and vanquished long ceased to be moved by earthsconcernments, but the descendants of each have long been blen
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