The battle of Hastings took place on Senlac Hill which was about 7 miles (eleven kilometres) northwest from Hastings, England. This was close to the present town called Battle in East Sussex. The battle of Hastings commenced on the 14th of October 1066 and took longer than most other battles. But I this case it is said to last from 9am to dusk (5-6pm). In the battle it is thought that William of Normandy had between 7000 troops and 15000 troops and Harold Godwinson had between 3000 and 5000 troops. Harold and his troops were outnumbered by outstanding odds. Harold’s troops were on a hill and had the advantage there whereas William’s were down at the bottom and were more vulnerable. Harold’s troops (red squares on Figure 3) were lined up on
