Senlac
Americannoun
noun
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Even so, Harold's defenders almost snatched victory at Hastings, on the hill called Senlac.
From Time Magazine Archive
Montague-Smith traces the line through Harold's daughter Gytha, who after the fateful day at Senlac Hill wandered to Denmark, where she met and married Volodymyr Monomakh, Grand Prince of Kiev.
From Time Magazine Archive
On 14th October William marched northwards to meet Harold, and the famous Battle of Hastings, or Senlac, was fought.
From Hastings and Neighbourhood by Walter Higgins
It was the Norman arrow-flight that decided the day of Senlac.
From History of the English People, Volume II The Charter, 1216-1307; The Parliament, 1307-1400 by John Richard Green
Tagliafer, or Taillefer: the favourite minstrel-knight of William of Normandy, who rode in front of the invading army at the battle of Senlac, and sang the song of Roland. l.
From The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning by Edward Berdoe
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