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Updated: May 13, 2025
In front, at the most exposed position, stood the "huscarls," or body-guard, of Harold, men clad in mail and armed with great battle-axes, their habit being to interlock their shields like a wall. In their midst stood the standard of Harold, with the figure of a warrior worked in gold and gems, and beside it the Golden Dragon of Wessex, a banner of ancient fame.
Harold had lost his works of defence, yet his huscarls stood stubbornly around him, and with unyielding obstinacy fought for their standard and their king. The spot on which they made their last fight was that marked afterwards by the high altar of Battle Abbey. The sun was sinking. The battle was not yet decided. For nine hours it had raged. Dead bodies by thousands clogged the field.
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