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Which regional group held the center of William's three battle divisions?
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Normans
Which chronicle called the battle 'at the hoary apple tree'?
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Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
A contemporary document claims William's invasion fleet had how many ships?
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776
At Pevensey, William built a castle inside the ruins of what earlier structure?
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Roman fort
Which Sussex place did some off-course Norman ships reach before fighting the local fyrd?
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Romney
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Which chronicle called the battle 'at the hoary apple tree'?
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Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Which battle did Harald Hardrada and Tostig win before Stamford Bridge in 1066?
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Battle of Fulford
Who wrote the earliest known arrow-to-the-eye account of Harold's death?
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Amatus of Montecassino
Which 1086 survey already called the battle the Battle of Hastings?
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Domesday Book
Who co-commanded the Norman right at Hastings with Eustace II?
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William fitzOsbern
What troop type made up the Norman front lines at Hastings?
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Archers
About what fraction of William's army was cavalry?
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One-quarter