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Harold appears to have died late in the battle, although accounts in the various sources are contradictory.
Battle of Hastings
Harold appears to have died late in the battle, although accounts in the various sources are contradictory. 
when did the battle of hastings start and finish The Battle of Hastings was fought on 14 October 1066. who all fought in this battle? The Norman- French army and the English army. who won? The Norman-French army of William. where did this battle take place? Approximately northwest of Hastings, close to the present-day town of Battle, East Sussex. what was the reason for this battle? The  death of the childless King Edward the Confessor in January 1066, which set up a succession struggle between several claimants to his throne. who led the english? Harold Godwinson. and the french? William, the Duke of Normandy. what rank did the english leader have? He was an Anglo-Saxon King. what preparations did he make for the battle? The English army was organised along regional lines, with the "fyrd", or local levy, serving under a local magnate – whether an earl, bishop, or sheriff. and what preparations did the duke of normandy make? William assembled a large invasion fleet and an army gathered from Normandy and the rest of France, including large contingents from Brittany and Flanders. where did they land? Pevensey in Sussex. what did their army comprise of? The army consisted of cavalry, infantry, and archers or crossbowmen, with about equal numbers of cavalry and archers and the foot soldiers equal in number to the other two types combined. why did the english move south? To  deal with the threatened Norman invasion. which tactics did they employ? Harold's forces deployed in a small, dense formation at the top of steep slope, with their flanks protected by woods and marshy ground in front of them. how did harold die? A modern biographer of Harold, Ian Walker, states that Harold probably died from an arrow in the eye, although he also says it is possible that Harold was struck down by a Norman knight while mortally wounded in the eye. Another biographer of Harold, Peter Rex, after discussing the various accounts, concludes that it is not possible to declare how Harold died.
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Battle of Hastings [SEP] Death of Harold
Harold appears to have died late in the battle, although accounts in the various sources are contradictory. William of Poitiers only mentions his death, without giving any details on how it occurred. The Tapestry is not helpful, as it shows a figure holding an arrow sticking out of his eye next to a falling fighter being hit with a sword. Over both figures is a statement "Here King Harold has been killed". It is not clear which figure is meant to be Harold, or if both are meant. The earliest written mention of the traditional account of Harold dying from an arrow to the eye dates to the 1080s from a history of the Normans written by an Italian monk, Amatus of Montecassino.