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422 – Hereward: The Man, the Myth, The Legend

The British History Podcast

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The Battle of Reach Dyke

"I have never seen anything like it in my years of campaigning on the continent," he says. "They fought at Spear Point for a long time, but eventually, all of our knights fell except for one named Richard." The outlaws argued that they should all just join up and kill Richard so they can end the fight quickly and flee. But Harroward forbid it, saying that he would not allow the shameful slaughter of one man by three fighters. Instead, he ordered the fight ended and had the men separated.

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