The Battle of Hastings.

Started by Techno, 02 December 2013, 05:16:12 PM

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Techno

02 December 2013, 05:16:12 PM
Anyone else watch the Time Team special on the above last night ?
Have to admit....I was hoping for something more definitive in the end.
Yes....Good research....Pretty convincing conclusions....But I did so want them to find 'something' in the way of physical evidence.
Maybe they'll go back and have a dig in those fields at the top of 'that' road.
Cheers - Phil.

Hertsblue

02 December 2013, 05:22:13 PM #1
Missed it - bugger!  :'(
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Fenton

02 December 2013, 05:29:55 PM #2
Yeah I watched it.. It came down to a big maybe, but I dont think that too unsurprising

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02 December 2013, 06:08:24 PM #3
I liked the chap whose "Norman helmet bands" probably came from a bucket.
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02 December 2013, 06:11:15 PM #4
Although I have seen it used before I am always impressed with the LADAR
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Techno

02 December 2013, 06:56:37 PM #5
Quote from: fsn on 02 December 2013, 06:08:24 PM
I liked the chap whose "Norman helmet bands" probably came from a bucket.

I thought that was amusing too ! ;D ;D ;D
Unless I got the perspective on the first band completely wrong....My initial thought on that was...."Good grief !......"The chap wearing that must have had an enormous head !"

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fsn

02 December 2013, 07:56:06 PM #6
Bet his mother could have told you.  :o
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Kiwidave

02 December 2013, 08:08:47 PM #7 Last Edit: 02 December 2013, 08:19:55 PM by Kiwidave
It was interesting, but not as earth-shattering as I thought it was going to be.

Techno

02 December 2013, 08:18:58 PM #8
Same here Dave.
Cheers - Phil.

fsn

02 December 2013, 08:20:43 PM #9
To be fair, if it had been earth shaking, it would probably have been on the news "Battle of Hastings not at Battle, nor Hastings, but actually at Penzance!"

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Kiwidave

02 December 2013, 10:32:10 PM #10
If it had been at Penzance, the pirates would have seen them off...  :D

SV52

03 December 2013, 09:16:09 AM #11
The usual inconclusive guesswork which could have been covered in half the time ;)
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Techno

03 December 2013, 10:13:39 AM #12
Quote from: SV52 on 03 December 2013, 09:16:09 AM
The usual inconclusive guesswork which could have been covered in half the time ;)

Sadly true SV ! ;)
The way they were "bigging it up" (sorry) I'd imagined they'd found something like an identity bracelet of the appropriate era, with Harold's name, Royal markings etc on it..
(Oh all right.....Perhaps not that....But you know what I mean.  ;)  ;D)
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Matt J

03 December 2013, 10:40:37 AM #13
downloaded and watched last night.

Also a bit disappointed, if they thought it was definitely by the roundabout why not dig nearby. and all that talk throughout about the battlefield being picked clean afterwards so we probably won't find anything anyway. I'm sorry the whole place would've been littered with arrowheads.

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03 December 2013, 06:28:19 PM #14
Shocking new conclusion...Battle of Hastings took place pretty much where history and tradition said it did...just pivoted a bit...based on limited evidence.

:-w

Tony Robinson just extending his 'archaeology' TV career a bit more after Time Team got cancelled.



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