The Battle of Fulford Gate

War horses during this period are estimated to have been at most between 14 and 15 hands high. Even short horses cand move a lot faster and carry a lot more than even the tallest of humans. So harold, his army and an absolutely gargantuan herd of ponies were headed north as quick as their adorable little legs could take them. As far as they knew, the war was lost when the defences of york fail at the battle of fulford gate. Archaeological evidence of this catastrophe sits at fisher gate. There we find a grave of 29 men, all of whom died at approximately the same time,. Many of whom suffered violent injuries consistent with wounds from weaponry. A few were even