The New Elid of England

The carman tells us that towns and villages began to send messe s to william's army seeking terms. From all sides the english rush to dance attendance on the king. All bring presents, bow their necks to the yoke and kiss his feet on bended knees. So they weren't just seeking terms. They were bringing whatever tributes they could gather and prostrating themselves in whatever ways they thought might save them from the fate that so many other communities had suffered at the hands of these knights. And seeing that happen appears to have been a breaking point for one member of the english leadership. While william was at wallingford, a familiar figure approached his encampment arch