From: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org (alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest) To: ammf-digest@smoe.org Subject: alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V14 #9699 Reply-To: ammf@fruvous.com Sender: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest Friday, September 9 2022 Volume 14 : Number 9699 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Keep Track Of Your Life With Fitnos GPS Tracker ["GPS Tracker" Subject: Keep Track Of Your Life With Fitnos GPS Tracker Keep Track Of Your Life With Fitnos GPS Tracker http://tractival.ru.com/Cp1vp242rb_Px_2WQ8Vkxyei0jLgylBUIqf1-i82zMn4yMin3Q http://tractival.ru.com/Z4fbCr6geJnJIYit7PS1lRcDe8Y_FBCH6mLynxoRTqhDWWnWcg Throughout the summer, William assembled an army and an invasion fleet in Normandy. Although William of JumiC(ges's claim that the ducal fleet numbered 3,000 ships is clearly an exaggeration, it was probably large and mostly built from scratch. Although William of Poitiers and William of JumiC(ges disagree about where the fleet was built b Poitiers states it was constructed at the mouth of the River Dives, while JumiC(ges states it was built at Saint-Valery-sur-Somme b both agree that it eventually sailed from Valery-sur-Somme. The fleet carried an invasion force that included, in addition to troops from William's own territories of Normandy and Maine, large numbers of mercenaries, allies, and volunteers from Brittany, northeastern France, and Flanders, together with smaller numbers from other parts of Europe. Although the army and fleet were ready by early August, adverse winds kept the ships in Normandy until late September. There were probably other reasons for William's delay, including intelligence reports from England revealing that Harold's forces were deployed along the coast. William would have preferred to delay the invasion until he could make an unopposed landing. Harold kept his forces on alert throughout the summer, but with the arrival of the harvest season he disbanded his army on 8 September. Tostig and Hardrada's invasion Modern-day site of the Battle of Stamford Bridge in the East Riding of Yorkshire Tostig Godwinson and Harald Hardrada invaded Northumbria in September 1066 and defeated the local forces under Morcar and Edwin at the Battle of Fulford near York. King Harold received word of their invasion and marched north, defeating the invaders and killing Tostig and Hardrada on 25 September at the Battle of Stamford Bridge. The Norman fleet finally set sail two days later, landing in England at Pevensey Bay on 28 September. William then moved to Hastings, a few miles to the ------------------------------ End of alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V14 #9699 **********************************************