Dame_Ann_Average posted:

slipped across the channel...it was like a forest of Christmas lights 

Motte and Baily were like Balfour Beatty 

Dame_Ann_Average posted:

Motte and Baily were like Balfour Beatty 

Yes 

come on lads....bloody hopeless we were 

Oh so Battle was named after the fight ....not the other way round 

In other words , he cocked it up 

Dame_Ann_Average posted:

come on lads....bloody hopeless we were 

Yes 

Baz posted:

Wow ....they were quick builders 

yes  they were

Baz posted:

Oh so Battle was named after the fight ....not the other way round 

I always thought it was called Battle...certainly was outside of Hastings 

Dame_Ann_Average posted:

Baz posted:

Oh so Battle was named after the fight ....not the other way round 

I always thought it was called Battle...certainly was outside of Hastings 

yes Battle is near Hastings - I thought that as well dammeee

Rocking Ros Rose posted:

Dame_Ann_Average posted:

Baz posted:

Oh so Battle was named after the fight ....not the other way round 

I always thought it was called Battle...certainly was outside of Hastings 

yes Battle is near Hastings - I think it is

Yes, it is Ros 

why didn't they rest our soldiers and let them take a town or two before they defended, daft strategy. Tired foot soldiers were never going to be able to defend  

Rocking Ros Rose posted:

yes Battle is near Hastings - I thought that as well dammeee

it is Ros, but not in Hastings 

Dame_Ann_Average posted:

why didn't they rest our soldiers and let them take a town or two before they defended, daft strategy. Tired foot soldiers were never going to be able to defend  

Exactly 

Baz posted:

Rocking Ros Rose posted:

Dame_Ann_Average posted:

Baz posted:

Oh so Battle was named after the fight ....not the other way round 

I always thought it was called Battle...certainly was outside of Hastings 

yes Battle is near Hastings - I think it is

Yes, it is Ros 

thought it was 

wonder where the secret marks were

Must have stunk 

Rocking Ros Rose posted:

wonder where the secret marks were

dunno it was a secret 

Dame_Ann_Average posted:

why didn't they rest our soldiers and let them take a town or two before they defended, daft strategy. Tired foot soldiers were never going to be able to defend  

yes  - one of the reasons Harold failed to win as Williams men had rested

Baz posted:

Must have stunk 

That was interesting .....thanks for the company .....

Rocking Ros Rose posted:

yes  - one of the reasons Harold failed to win as Williams men had rested

enjoyed that, thanks Baz and Rossssssssssssssssssssss

enjoyed that - really good - night bazzy and dameeeeeee

Evening Vikings 

evening folks 

Evening all 

hi bazzy and dammeeeeee

Baz, Dame and Ros 

hi yogi

Yogi19 posted:

Evening all 

Yogi 

Rocking Ros Rose posted:

hi bazzy and dammeeeeee

Rosssssssssssssssss 

That’s a lot of skeletons 

Dame , Yogi, Ros All  those bones 

Yogi19 posted:

That’s a lot of skeletons 

Yogi19 posted:

That’s a lot of skeletons 

yes

Baz posted:

Evening Vikings 

    Vera the Viking here

Baz posted:

Dame , Yogi, Ros All  those bones 

Baz 

 Hi Vera 

Sprout posted:

    Vera the Viking here