Mora
1066
(Johann Wolkersdorfer JW 22)
- Class: Knorr
- Displacement:
- Dimensions: ca. 120 x 23 ft.
- Complement:
- Notes: Flagship of William of Normandy (William the Conqueror) during his invasion of England in 1066, as depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry. The ship was a gift from his wife Matilda. William assembled a fleet of 400 large and 1,000 smaller transports, embarking up to 65,000 soldiers and crew, as well as horses and supplies. The fleet assembled at St.Valery-sur-Somme in September 1066 and sailed the 65 miles across the channel on the 27th, landing unopposed at Pevensey. Marching inland, they met and defeated King Harold's army at Hastings on 14 October.
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