William's strengths: William was a brave and determined man and a good leader, William had archers, foot soldiers and men on horseback (cavalry)., All of William’s army were full time professional soldiers., William believed God was on his side., William's good luck: The trick of pretending to retreat worked well., The wind changed so William could cross the channel while Harold was away in the north of England, Harold's weakness: Harold only had a small number of full-time professional soldiers., The journey south made Harold’s men very tired, Harold's bad luck: Harold had to march his soldiers south very quickly when he heard about William’s invasion., The battle began before Harold’s men had time to fully recover and rest after marching south, Some of Harold’s best soldiers died fighting Harold Hardrada at the Battle of Stamford Bridge, Harold was still in the north when William landed near Hastings., Harold was killed in the battle.,

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