Hastings

Japanese: Hastings
Hastings

…After the death of Edward the Confessor, William, Duke of Normandy (later William I), and Harold, Earl of Wessex, fought for the English throne. At the end of September 1066, William led his Norman knights to the south coast of England and established a bridgehead at Hastings. At the time, Harold had defeated the army of Harald the Fierce, King of Norway, near York, but upon hearing the news, he hurried south and fought at Senlac Hill (now Battle), just north of Hastings. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Hastings" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…エドワード懺悔王の死後,イングランド王位をめぐって争ったノルマンディー公ギヨーム(のちのウィリアム1世)とイングランドのウェセックス伯ハロルドとの間の決戦。1066年9月末,ギヨームはノルマン騎士を率いてイングランド南岸に上陸,ヘースティングズHastingsに橋頭堡を築いた。当時ハロルドはヨーク付近でノルウェー王ハーラル苛烈王の軍を撃破していたが,急を聞いて急ぎ南下,ヘースティングズ北郊センラックの丘(現在のバトル)で対戦した。…

※「Hastings」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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