Senlak HUSCARL Lords of WAR T-Shirt - Anglo-Saxon, England, White Dragon

Description

The huscarl were the feared frontline battle troops of the early English army. They were possibly the toughest fighting men in Europe at the time and it was said that these men were worth any two of the Vikings finest warriors. Their preferred weapon was the huge double-handed battle-axe and with it they were more than an equal to any fighting man, anywhere. These were men bound by honour, to fight to the death on the battlefield rather than face the shame of returning home without their Lord. At the Battle of Hastings, with King Harold dead, his loyal huscarls refused to yield and refused leave the battlefield. They rallied at a place on the battlefield known as Malfosse and in a desperate last stand caused such a huge slaughter among the Norman troops that once again the outcome of the battle hung in the balance. At the very end they were overcome, and they died to a man around the King's personal banner - "The Fighting Man" As for the name – Senlak, where do we get that? Well, it’s from a place where many years ago, brave men made their stand...