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Reenactment of a battle between Vikings and Saxons Whitby in Northern England Royalty Free Stock Photo

Battle, Hastings, East Sussex, England, Great Britain. Royalty Free Stock Photo

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Battle, Hastings, East Sussex, England, Great Britain.

Runes carved from wood on the vintage wood background Royalty Free Stock Photo

Details architecture of gargoyles on a church roof. Royalty Free Stock Photo

Happy family during Easter egg hunt. Mother, father, teenager son and little daughter looking for the colored eggs. Royalty Free Stock Photo

The Battle of Hastings in 1066. At this battle, the Normans under the leadership of Willem de Veroveraar, the Duke of Normandy, defeated the last Saxon king Harold II and thus the Anglo-Saxons. The Abbey was erected to commemorate the battle. The Abbey was known as Battle Abbey for centuries. Wik Here the remains and buildings of the Abbey.