1066 The Battle for Middle Earth
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1066: The Battle for Middle Earth is a British television documentary series. In this innovative blend of historical drama and original source material Channel 4
re-imagines the story of this decisive year, not from the saddles of kings and conquerors, but through the eyes of the ordinary men who fought on their behalf. The documentary was narrated by actor Sir Ian Holm.
village of Crownhurst, located off the southeastern coast of England
in the land of Wessex
. In a barn, a young man named Tofi (Mike Bailey), is about to be married. The wedding is soon interupped by Ordgar (Francis Magee), an Anglo-Saxon general and warrior. Leofric (Tim Plester), a freind of Tofi and Ordgar, meets him.
Ordgar's Beginning Conversation:
"Ordgar, is that you!" - Leofric
"It is, Leofric." - Orgdar
Ordgar has traveled from Westminster Abbey
and has recived orders from King Harold II thats he is fearing impending attack from William the Conqueror, the cousin of the previous Anglo-Saxon king Edward the Confessor
.
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
re-imagines the story of this decisive year, not from the saddles of kings and conquerors, but through the eyes of the ordinary men who fought on their behalf. The documentary was narrated by actor Sir Ian Holm.
Story
The beginning of 1066 takes place in early September 1066, in the Anglo-SaxonAnglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon may refer to:* Anglo-Saxons, a group that invaded Britain** Old English, their language** Anglo-Saxon England, their history, one of various ships* White Anglo-Saxon Protestant, an ethnicity* Anglo-Saxon economy, modern macroeconomic term...
village of Crownhurst, located off the southeastern coast of England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
in the land of Wessex
Wessex
The Kingdom of Wessex or Kingdom of the West Saxons was an Anglo-Saxon kingdom of the West Saxons, in South West England, from the 6th century, until the emergence of a united English state in the 10th century, under the Wessex dynasty. It was to be an earldom after Canute the Great's conquest...
. In a barn, a young man named Tofi (Mike Bailey), is about to be married. The wedding is soon interupped by Ordgar (Francis Magee), an Anglo-Saxon general and warrior. Leofric (Tim Plester), a freind of Tofi and Ordgar, meets him.
Ordgar's Beginning Conversation:
"Ordgar, is that you!" - Leofric
"It is, Leofric." - Orgdar
Ordgar has traveled from Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey
The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, popularly known as Westminster Abbey, is a large, mainly Gothic church, in the City of Westminster, London, United Kingdom, located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English,...
and has recived orders from King Harold II thats he is fearing impending attack from William the Conqueror, the cousin of the previous Anglo-Saxon king Edward the Confessor
Edward the Confessor
Edward the Confessor also known as St. Edward the Confessor , son of Æthelred the Unready and Emma of Normandy, was one of the last Anglo-Saxon kings of England and is usually regarded as the last king of the House of Wessex, ruling from 1042 to 1066....
.