By the time Lincolnshire spotted the Danes' dragon ship, the Earl of Surrey had already received a warning from Bishop Otto, and even though he had been prepared, the Normans were still shocked by the size of the Normans when more than two hundred ships of Norse warriors landed in the fjord. This was an operation on the scale of Harald's invasion of the "lightning of the north" two years earlier, and the Danes were not satisfied with just plundering the peasants and fishermen of England, in fact, when the king's emissary returned to England, he mentioned the extreme dissatisfaction of the Sven king of Denmark with the Normans seizing the land of England, and the other side claimed to protect the rights of all English and Danes in the land. On more than one occasion, King Wilhelm sent envoys from nobles and bishops to try to keep the Danes at peace, even promising a tribute no less than that of the "unprepared" era, but King Sven was unmoved. Although the former Viking warrior is crippled and decrepit, he has always kept a clear head, knowing that the price of appeasement now will be forever lost to the Western land, and once the rich England is annexed by William, perhaps the entire northern world will be threatened by these "cousins" from Normandy in the future. The Danish king was unable to participate in the expedition due to health reasons, but he sent most of his most prominent noble warriors in one go, and almost empty.

This might was beyond the reach of William de Warren's forces, and as soon as the Danes arrived, the Earl of Surrey returned north and set up a defensive position at Lincoln, completely abandoning the siege of the rebels on Erie.

It was the hottest time of summer, the mosquitoes in the swamp were increasing, and the escape from this cursed hellish pond was a relief for all the Normans, and when they left, the camps along the blockade line were immediately occupied by the rebels.

The Mar-Sween magistrate and Hughed left the fort on the island and came to the border of this moor, the Normans walked in a very hurry, and did not have time to destroy the bridges and fortifications, and the Lincolnshire Governor, dressed in fat armor, said to Heyard: "We did not respond immediately to the news from the relatives of Abbot Peterborough in Denmark, and now that the Danish fleet has entered Lincoln, should we contact the Danes and go north together?" ”

Hughard could not ask for this, and since Lincoln was occupied, his Northumbrians had lost contact with their lord, the Earl of Benicia, but while on Erie, Hereward had not agreed to attack rashly and confronted the Normans head-on. Now that the situation in the east is getting worse, how can we continue to sit in the swamp and be a wild man? The governor of Lincolnshire was also impressed, after all, Lincoln was his hometown, and in the past, the Normans marched eastward, and they had to abandon and flee, and once they had a chance to recover, they would naturally not give up.

An English soldier returned from the north with news from the Danes: "My lord, we have met Prince Harald's army at Islerford, and the Danes are advancing towards Lincoln. Before he could finish speaking, the Lincolnshire magistrate asked anxiously, "Have you seen Prince Harald?" ”

"My lord, when they heard that I was a subordinate of the hero of the north, Herriward, they took me to the prince, and said that from Dublin to Lieber, no one would fail to praise Lord Hereward's fame."

"What does the prince mean to us, that he wants us to go north?" Shoeade was also a little out of breath.

"The prince said that he himself was very keen to meet Lord Hereward in Lincoln......"

Hugh Elder looked back at the county magistrate, and Mar-Sven shook his head slightly: "It seems that we still have to go back and continue to persuade that guy." ”

Half a month later, while the Earl of Surrey was still in Lincoln, the main force of Hereward finally went north, and everywhere they went, the English and Danes in these areas joined one after another, the oldest of which was a Dane from the Raven Lands, who claimed to have fought with King Canute, and everyone called him "Ironbeard". Hughard rode with all the Northumbrians all the way to the Danish camp. On the eighth day of Lincoln's siege, the Normans were so stubborn that they saw that the trenches might be filled by the enemy, so they set fire to all the houses in the vicinity so that the Danes would not use the materials to continue filling the trenches. The fire spread rapidly, creating a breach in the wall, and the Danes finally began to pour into the city. King Sven's brother, Osbjörn, himself brandished his battle axe, charged in, his chain mail washed with grit and vinegar to make it as clear as water, and his head was not wearing a helmet but a ring of gilded brass, and the Danish prince was in shape and sound like a drum in the crowd. This move inspired the surrounding Danes, who did not hesitate to rush towards the sea of fire ahead, these mad warriors charging and shouting "Tyr" as they did in pagan times, many of them burned by the flames or smoky by the smoke, but they still passed through the lair of the fire giants, breaking through the gap that the Normans could not reach. Under the influence of this hero's charge, all the nearby Normans began to disperse, throwing down their shields and weapons, and fled to the other side of the city, the Earl of Surrey was surrounded by several knights and fled from the city, and the remaining Normans were besieged in two small towers.

Heyard and the Northumbrians witnessed the Danes' heroic fury that they were so frightened at the sight of Prince Harald and the Danish Maharaja in the camp.

That night, the last resistance of the Normans came to an end in a fire set by the Danes, and all the enemies in the towers died a miserable death in the fire, just as many English women and children had suffered at their hands.

Hereward's army also arrived at this time, and the veteran found many acquaintances in the Danish camp, many of whom he had met when he was a mercenary in Ireland and Frisia, so the atmosphere of celebration became even more enthusiastic, and the deeds of Hereward spread widely in the north, and after seeing this warrior with their own eyes, many people were heartbroken for his heroism, and when they talked about the battle of the old Sagas, it caused bursts of applause, and the Danes talked about today's war, which also made Hereward and the governor of Lincolnshire praise loudly. As Warren deserted and fled, Hereward couldn't help but laugh at the rival.

The next day, when Osbjorn and Harald also came to the camp of the English, the brother of the King of Sven spoke first: "My lords, the Danes have come to help their relatives and friends in England, and now that the enemy here has been destroyed, the Danes will go north by the fish route to bring sweat and sword dreams (blood and death) to the Franks who occupied York, and now we have come to say goodbye." ”

Hugh took the initiative to reply: "Now that the battle here is over, I am willing to go north with the Lords." The Northumbrians' statement was evidently a little surprising to the Danes, and the prince nodded first with an appreciative expression.

The Mar-Sween County Governor said he would stay behind to defend Lincoln, which was not expected by Osbjorn and Harald. Then, when all eyes were on Hereward, the warrior, known for his bravery, shook his head: "I have gone out and fought for others for half my life, and in order to return home, I have entrusted my wife to the care of Frisia's distant relatives, and may never see each other again." My parents and brothers died here, and from now on I will only fight here, and I will be buried here when I die, and I will never go to war for any prince or lord again. ”

Although they wanted to recruit this famous warrior under their command, seeing him say this, Osbjorn and Harald had no choice but to give up.