Dan Snow
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stowed their sails, possibly taking their masts down.
And sat on the thwarts, heaving the
Looms and the wooden blades through the water.
Muscle power replacing wind power.
They headed for the mouth of the river Ooze, one of the rivers that drains into this estuary.
Because their target lay on the banks of those.
There was the great northern city of England.
It had once been home to Roman emperors themselves.
It had been the seat of kings.
Viking.
An English.
It had been a great prize contested for centuries.
It was the city of York.
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Hardrada didn't travel all the way up there by boat.
He beached his fleet at a place called Rickle.
It's true south of York.
And he took the last twelve miles on foot.
Outside the city he found the two most powerful lords of Northern England.
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