
389 – The Tyrant and the Muddy Crossing
The British History Podcast
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The Norse Line That Bordered the Dike
The battle between land ravenger and hadrada was fought on the banks of the river ooze at fulfer gate. The english sources speak of a long and bloody fight, but the norse line that bordered the dike eventually faltered and broke. A more experienced commander may have taken note of where land ravenger was positioned and questioned why the viking warlord hadn't made a move yet. But morcar wasn't experienced, nor was his brother. They were young and untested. He was going to crush this broken arm only hadrada's army wasn't broken. His line of weaker fighters were simply retreating. And the vast majority of the fighters that the
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