Dan Snow
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15,398 appearances
106 recordings
11 series
first heard Dec 2024
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Tostig replied, Get ready for battle.
We would rather all resolve to die with honour.
or gain England by a victory.
Tostig turned his back on his brother.
For one last time.
He'd made his pact with Aldrada.
The two of them would now share death or victory.
When Hardrada's messengers arrived back at the fleet, their horses wet with sweat, mouths throthing, eyes bulging, the call went up to arm and reinforce their king as quickly as possible.
On went the Holbergs, these are shirts made from tiny interlocking rings of iron.
They take the shape of the torso beneath them and they do allow movement, but they are heavy.
And to be more effective, you need really a padded jacket below them, underneath them, to try and absorb the shock of an edge weapon which will otherwise shatter your bones.
That combination is hot on a cold day.
But on a late summer day with a sixteen mile jog and a battle in front of you.
It's just unimaginable.
But that's what those men did.
Shields were grabbed, round with an iron grip in the middle, a hole in the wood allowing the fist to curl, protected in turn by a metal shield boss that can be used to punch in combat.
Swords.
Very valuable, perhaps passed down from a father.
Protective in scabbards, sometimes with showy chapes, the pointy bit at the end of scabbards.
They were strapped to belts, axes and knives, thrust into position at the waist.
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