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Update: I have read the above research paper - it's not very long. It actually proves that the Norman invasion could not possibly have happened as depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry. However, this is blamed on the English artist!?! Apparently he was too stupid to realise that those clever Normans had a huge fleet of purpose built Byzantine designed ships from southern Italy and Sicily. These freighters could carry 20 horses, their riders, crew and all the necessary supplies across the English Channel, at night, in the September weather with no moonlight to guide them, to land precisely in Pevensey Bay where they disembarked as fully mounted battle-ready cavalry. Bearing in mind that there were supposedly between 2,000 and 3,000 horses, that represents a fleet of between 100 and 150 ships just for the horses alone. It's also claimed that, just as in the port of embarkation, Pevensey Bay was equipped with facilities to assist in the loading and unloading of these massive vessels that had been built by the Romans - who else!? it's as if they knew that some 1,100 years later William the Bastard would require the same props for his fantasy invasion as well.
Of course, the arguments presented as providing the solution to the dichotomy all rely upon other dubious histories that supposedly took place in southern Italy, Sicily, Byzantium and in the ancient Roman Empire. Also, sailing in ships designed for the Mediterranean is a completely different kettle of fish from sailing in the English Channel, especially at that time of year.
It seems the myth of the 1066 Norman invasion of England must be preserved at all costs.
(Maybe this should be in the Daily Fake thread?)
Of course, the arguments presented as providing the solution to the dichotomy all rely upon other dubious histories that supposedly took place in southern Italy, Sicily, Byzantium and in the ancient Roman Empire. Also, sailing in ships designed for the Mediterranean is a completely different kettle of fish from sailing in the English Channel, especially at that time of year.
It seems the myth of the 1066 Norman invasion of England must be preserved at all costs.
(Maybe this should be in the Daily Fake thread?)