The cold wind on Orkney seemed to be too strong for the rocks, and the more than 2,000 Norwegians who had taken refuge here were demoralized to witness the death of the great Northern King Harald, the Norse warrior, the Varangian Janissaries of Mikrigard, wielding broadswords at Stamford Bridge, the blades as bright as ice edges, but with a stray arrow through the neck, the Norwegians fought bloody, hoping to avenge the death of their king, only to be left with shattered shields and broken spears all over the ground. The king's son, Mundus (Olaf the Peacemaker), arrived from the ships with reinforcements, but was exhausted by the long run in armor, and finally the shield wall was breached by King Harold, and the victorious England negotiated with the captives, and finally released the remnants of the northerners on the terms of a ten-year truce, and Mundus sailed to Orkney with the only thirty remaining ships to spend the winter.

Frustrated by the lost victory, the Norwegians were raided for the spoils of war and a great king, their reputation and power were weakened, they lost more than two hundred and seventy ships and countless warriors of their finest soldiers, and even the Danish king Sven could invade at any time. The princes of Orkney must also bow to King Malcolm of Scotland, as Norway has no power to shelter them.

After Christmas, the shocking news came from the south that Harold, the victor at Stamford Bridge, had been killed by the Normans, and that the Norman duke might have entered London! In an era when the older generation was constantly fighting and the younger heirs were left to continue fighting, Harald died, leaving his eighteen-year-old son Magnus and sixteen-year-old son Olaf facing a fragile kingdom; Harold is dead, and his sons are in exile in Ireland ready for revenge; The Duke of Normandy also named his eldest son, Robert, who was fifteen years old, as his heir before his expedition, and received the support of the King of France. In the end, William was the ultimate victor of the previous generation, and his young sons avoided the catastrophe of the chaos of the state. Olaf and his brother must face a simmering crisis, and the Norwegians, who have no time to lament their fate, begin to return home from the whale road in the spring.

Unlike the towns of Canterbury and Winchester, London did not surrender without a fight, and the Normans, after gaining the surrender of the English nobility and the chief of London, thought that London would hand over its keys like Winchester, who offered to give up the royal treasury. However, the fortress of London denied entry to the Normans, so the Duke ordered the formation of a headquarters at the Palace of Westminster in preparation for the siege of London. The Duke was not embarrassed by the surrendering English nobles, and even Stigander, the papal declared illegal elector, was allowed to keep the bishop's shawl, but the Duke was extremely annoyed with the resistance, and while ordering William to build siege engines, dig embankments, and make battering rams with iron tips, he threatened the defenders of the fortress to completely raze the walls and ruin the towers, while the cunning Duke secretly sent a secret envoy to negotiate with the leader of the garrison, Ansgar. Soon, seeing that the towers of the Ludmen Gate were overtaken by the high embankments, and the walls were collapsed in many places by rounds of artillery fire, and the entire city wall looked precarious, the envoys were finally sent from the fortress, and the hostages and part of the property were surrendered. However, even so, when the Normans entered London, there were still English raids from the wide roads, and fiercely resisted the bloody suppression of the Normans at London Bridge, most of them were young men of good blood, and their bodies were later buried by their parents under the walls near the Loudgate, and many of their heads were cut off by the Normans, leaving only the remains to sleep miserably.

When they finally entered the city, the Normans were wary of the wild and untamable nature of the recalcitrant people of England, and the surrendered England did show grievances from time to time, and even the Bishop of York, when crowning the duke, broke the old routine and suddenly asked the Normans and English present if they would be willing to accept the rule of the new king, which caused a lot of panic, although the Normans and Saxons present shouted at the same time to accept William as king, But this loud voice and unfamiliar language convinced many of the soldiers outside the door that there had been a rebellion, so they did not hesitate to set fire to all the houses near Westminster, and the Duke was immediately protected into the church to take refuge, and while the Duke was terrified, Aldred, Bishop of York, finally put the crown on his head. After the coronation, William doubted his safety at the chaos everywhere, and the new king ordered Bishop Odo to lead the main retreat to Barking in the east, and immediately ordered Governor William to build forts on the east and west sides of London, and use these towers to control the violent populace of the city.

Edgar was kept by the king's side, while his mother and sisters were placed in Westminster to guard them. The two brothers, the Earls of Northumbria and Mercia, were stationed in Barking with the king, and the northern lords of Northampton, Vorcioff, the Northumbrian nobleman, and the bishops and abbots of Stigande, Aldred, and Ethelnoth were all under the control of the Norman army. The bloody Christmas ended a terrible year, and people remembered the comet at Easter and prayed to God to lift the punishment for the country.

Edgar had witnessed the devastation of London, he had never imagined in his life that he would see so much blood and scorched earth in the capital of England, he now recalled the daily horseback training around Hyde Park, and could hardly connect the beautiful scenery with the ruined walls of today, such as the glorious prosperity makes people forget the scars of the past, for the English people of this era, yesterday's prosperity seems to be gone forever, when will they see the ancient princes who shared the treasure again, When will we see Wessex's dragon flag shining again?

Throughout the winter, the English were called upon by Bishop Otto and Governor William to build castles, and London and Winchester were chosen as the focal points of the fortifications as a basis for future expeditions. Mounds, towers, and moats quickly took shape, ready to store weapons and supplies. In January and February, the Normans marched into East Anglia and established a fortress in Norwich, along with the construction of Hereford Castle. In the spring, the king brought the elite of England back to Normandy, and Edgar arrived with his mother Agatha and two sisters, Margaret and Christina, with the Norman fleet.

Life in this duchy was very different from that across the Channel, and unlike the English and Danes, the Normans did not like to feast on lavihemity, but rather to show luxury with piles of food and barrels of wine, and appreciated the grandeur of architecture, the ornate armour, the majestic horses, the tame falcons, the grand jousting tournaments, and the elaborate feasts. It seemed closer to the kind of life that Lieutenant Thomson was once familiar with—prom socialization and military conquest of the nobility.

In the castle of Rouen, the king's wife, Madame Maude, presided over the reception of the English, while the king celebrated the victory with the Normans, and Edgar and most of the Englishmen around him had long hair, which was a bit savage compared to the Normans with shaved hair and short beards, but some of the Norman young men were a little envious of their appearance. Suddenly, there was a commotion among the Normans, and the English became nervous, and their voices grew louder and louder, and there seemed to be a quarrel, and Madame Maud was very small in stature, but her composure made her stand out in the crowd, and after apologizing to the guests of England, she went in the direction of the king.

At the center of the quarrel was Eustace of Boulogne, for a Norman, boasting of his victory, referred to his imminent escape from Hastings, which clearly insulted the noble earl. When Madame Maud came to the Normans, Eustace immediately asked her to preserve the glory of the Flanders and mention her long-standing support for the king, but Madame Maud did not look at him and went to the king and sat down. King William finally spoke: "Earl, your glory must be maintained by your sword, and as for your service to us, we have decided to give you the land of Bedford, but we will not punish a truth-telling Norman for protecting his friends." Eustace's flushed face turned a little pale, and his beard was still trembling: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for my impulsiveness, I don't think this place is suitable for me and my knights to stay any longer." With that, he immediately left the hall.

The king's expression was a little gloomy, but he quickly returned to his normal state, and then one of the attendants announced in a loud voice: "The king's eldest son and heir, Earl Mann!" Then a short young man walked in, and the nobles on all sides saluted. After this new entry, the turmoil just now quickly subsided as if it hadn't happened.