[00:00.181]Having beaten back the threat of the Vikings and his own brother,[00:03.929]it must have seemed inconceivable to Harold that he was gonna have to do it all over again within a week or two.[00:11.172]It would not be easy,[00:12.427]who could he call on?[00:13.679]The bruised and battered remains of his army.[00:16.920]It would be a long shot,[00:19.182]but after Stamford Bridge[00:20.423]perhaps Harold felt[00:21.930]that he could actually trust his gambler's luck.[00:25.118]Besides,[00:25.868]William's public name-calling -[00:28.358]Harold the Perjured,[00:29.368]Harold the Oath Breaker,[00:30.616]Harold the Perfidious -[00:31.868]had made it personal now,[00:34.118]a mortal duel.[00:35.619]So let the hand of God decide[00:37.867]who was the righteous party,[00:39.368]who would prevail.[00:40.858]Harold left London at full speed.[00:43.368]He gathered what he could[00:45.618]of a new army by an old grey apple tree,[00:48.862]an ancient blasted tree[00:50.858]that stood on a hill at the crossing of the track leading out of Hastings.[00:54.869]There Harold planted his banner,[00:57.365]"The Dragon of Wessex".[00:59.359]The Normans called this place "Senlach",[01:03.118]which means "Lake of Blood".