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  • Norman War (The Arrow That Missed)
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  • The Norman War was the war that first established what is generally considered the start of the First Golden age of Britain . Though the English were heavily outnumbered in general, superior maneuvering ensured that at most battles, they were in fact stronger.
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  • English
  • Normans, Bretons, Flemings, French , Poitevins, Angevins, Manceaux
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side2strength
  • Approx. 300,000
side2casualties
  • Approx. 160,000
side1casualties
  • Approx. 35,000
side1strength
  • Approx. 230,000
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End
  • 1074-08-17
Name
  • Norman War
Begin
  • 1066-10-14
Commanders
  • * William of Normandy * Odo of Bayeux
  • *Harold Godwinsson * Earl Morcar of Northumbria *Earl Edwin of Mercia
Result
  • Decisive Anglish victory; French nation collapses; Normandy, Anjou, Maine, Brittany completely annexed to Angland; Flanders partially annexed; Paris remains free, but collapses due to war.
Place
  • Southern England, Normandy, the English Channel
abstract
  • The Norman War was the war that first established what is generally considered the start of the First Golden age of Britain . Though the English were heavily outnumbered in general, superior maneuvering ensured that at most battles, they were in fact stronger.