The Norman knights were able to use dense formations on the battlefield in large numbers, which were inseparable from collective activities and collective training, among which various martial arts exercises and hunting activities were important contents of the Norman knights' training.

During the martial arts exercise, in addition to the individual competition between the two people, the Norman knights were strictly required to use dense formations to compete in small cavalry squads and confrontations between cavalry regiments.

Hunting was not only a pastime among noble knights, but also helped to cultivate the spirit of coordination, teamwork, and cooperation among Norman knights.

Every hunt, every sortie, is a rare opportunity for every Norman knight to exercise and learn.

Although both jousting and hunting were dangerous, and many knights were disabled every year, and violent incidents occurred from time to time, the Norman knights flocked to these two activities because of William's encouragement of jousting and hunting, as well as generous incentives.

Under the formal strict training, the Norman knights were able to use dense formations to defeat several times the enemy army again and again, and staged an incredible and brilliant miracle, making a name for the Normans.

This time was no exception, with the Norman knights using breakthrough tactics to attack the Viking array on both flanks again and again in dense formations.

Compared to the knights of other Western European countries, the Norman knights placed more emphasis on attacking the enemy from the flanks, and they also had a well-developed combat plan when dealing with dense infantry units.

Roger on both wings. Morality. The Earl of Montgomery and William. Morality. Faced with a rock-solid array of Viking infantry, Count Crepon sent light cavalry to lure the Vikings into attacking, and then they sent heavy cavalry to flank and annihilate them.

Sometimes, in addition to a straightforward wave charge, the Norman knights would also use tactics such as feigning retreat and luring the enemy deep into the face of a strong enemy, and they could achieve unexpected and excellent results.

Under the repeated blows of the Norman knights, the two wings of the Vikings were wiped out and crushed at a speed visible to the naked eye like ice and snow melting.

The flanks were easily routed by the Norman knights, and the Vikings were demoralized, even if King Harald IV of Norway personally boosted their morale, but to no avail, and gradually large groups of Viking soldiers began to retreat from the battlefield.

The Danes and Norwegians, although they were both Vikings, had a deep contradiction with each other, and in order to preserve their strength, the Danes abandoned their positions and retreated despite the crisis at the behest of the Danish nobles.

However, it was the 3,300-odd soldiers led by Count Gerbo who attacked from behind them.

Although there were no cavalry among the three thousand three hundred soldiers of Count Gerbo, the ratio of longbowmen to crossbowmen was unusually high.

After all, the arrows fired by longbowmen and crossbowmen were the most effective weapons in naval warfare, so sailors were armed with a large number of ranged weapons, including longbows, crossbows, and javelins.

Countless arrows, crossbows, and javelins shot from behind the Vikings, almost straight through their weak backs, and the Vikings who were hit by the arrows all stared wide in their eyelids and slowly fell in astonishment.

In just one minute, more than 1,500 longbowmen, crossbowmen, and spearmen fired tens of thousands of arrows, inflicting thousands of heavy casualties on the Vikings.

In particular, they were targeting the location of King Harald IV of Norway and the Varangian Guard, whose heavy losses caused the Vikings to break up, and finally the collapse of the Norwegian Banner caused the Vikings to collapse in an avalanche.

I don't know if the lucky man was lucky enough to shoot down the flag of the king of Norway, judging from the trajectory of the arrow, it should have been the longbowmen under the command of Count Gerbo.

When Count Gerbo saw the flag of the Norwegian king fall to the ground, he immediately made a decision and shouted: "The king of Norway is dead in battle, the king of Norway is killed!" ”

"The king of Norway died in battle, the king of Norway was killed!"

The soldiers under Count Gerbo followed him, shouting loudly all over the place, while following in the footsteps of Count Gerbo into the place where the King of Norway was.

Not only Count Gerbo's soldiers, but also other Normans began to shout loudly about the death of King Harald IV of Norway, in an attempt to disrupt the Vikings' will to fight and hasten their rout.

At this moment, not only the two wings of the Vikings, but also the strongest front in the center began to crumble, and the only remaining ones were the Varangian Guard and the King's Guards of Norway.

It stands to reason that as the troops of King Harald IV of Norway, the Varangian Guard and the King's Guards Combat Regiment should have escorted the Norwegian king out of this place at this time, but they always formed a circular position, holding this position, as if they were guarding something important.

"The king of Norway must have been seriously injured or killed, so follow me and snatch the king of Norway this time no matter what." Count Gerbo was the first to notice the anomaly, and he reacted first, leading his warriors to attack the Varangian guards.

Not just Count Gerbo, like Duke Andrew, Roger. Morality. Earl Montgomery, William. Morality. The Count of Crébon, Roger. Morality. Beaumont and the others were all jealous of this, as long as the ambitious Norman nobles would not let go of this great credit, whether it was the capture of the Norwegian king alive or the snatching of his corpse, this merit was enough for a low-ranking nobleman to be canonized as a count and a count to be promoted to duke.

Many Norman nobles saw the precarious king of Norway as the target of contention, and they led their main forces to besiege the Varangian Guard and the King's Guard in the central position.

In the face of siege from all sides, the remaining more than a thousand Varangian guards and about 300 soldiers of the king's guards did not waver towards the reef crashing against the huge waves to the north.

Not only were the besieging Normans eager, but so were the Varangian guards and the King's Guard, who were holding on, as their king Harald IV was hit in the back by a long arrow.

This dastardly arrow from behind pierced through the heavy guards of the King's guard, and happened to hit Harald IV in the back, wearing the same armor as the other Vikings, with a double layer of chain mail that was weak against arrows.

This kind of chain mail is not even capable of defending against longbows and arrows in the front, let alone shooting from the weak point of defense in the back.

This vile arrow pierced Harald IV's lungs, and the pain and burning sensation made King Harald faint in pain, and his mouth was still spitting blood and fragments, and if he could not be healed in time, his life would have been taken away by death.