Hastings

Description

The battle that changed everything -is the way that many people view the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The shock wave it sent through the medieval world rippled for centuries. The story of a young illegitimate son of a Norman noble and the daughter of an English housecarl. Forced to be little more than a servant Robert fitz Malet shows the world and his half brothers that he has qualities that mark him as different. When he meets the famous troubadour, Taillefer, he becomes one of the most skilled swordsmen in Duke William’s army as they prepare to invade England and claim the crown promised to him by King Edward.