3rd+Period+-+Fyrd+and+Housecarls

"Blame for the Battle" Debate Wikis for 3rd Period: A Response to //The King's Shadow//
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We the people of Kent believe that the Fyrd and the Housecarls are to blame for the fall of England because King Harold knew what he was doing but the soldiers didn't comply and they ended up losing the Battle of Hastings.
 * Introduction:**


 * Supporting Evidence Example One:**

Supporting evidence that we the citizens of Kent blame the Fyrd and housecarls of the English military, because if they would have stayed in the strong wall that King Harold built like he said the wall wouldn't have been weakened and we would have won the battle and not be conquered. (page 237)


 * Commentary Example One:**

We the citizens of Kent believe that the Fyrd and the housecarls are guilty of the conquering of England because when King Harold told soldiers to stay back and protect him, they didn't listen and they charged but then as soon as the word of King Harold spread through the line of housecarls, they fleed resulting in the loss of England.


 * Conclusion Example One:**

Therefore, The Fyrd and Housecarls are to blame because they disobeyed King Harold, which got him killed, which then led to the fall of England.


 * Supporting Evidence Example Two:**

Supporting evidence that we the citizens of Kent blame the fyrd and the housecarls of the English military because when they found out; Harold had died, they all fled to cover and if they maybe have stayed there we would not be conquered right now. (page 248)


 * Commentary Example Two:**

As the word of Harold's death spread, all of the soldiers lost hope & fled which lowered defense and they weren't able to take over Normandy & stop the takeover of England.


 * Conclusion Two:**

As said in the supporting evidence & commentary we are currently conquered because the soldiers fled & abandoned England in a time of need.

In conclusion, the Fyrd and The Housecarls are to blame because in each indcident, they disobeyed King Harold and let down their country.
 * Final Conclusion:**