"Your Highness, England ahead, here we are!"

Knight Gawain suddenly saw the land in the distance, looming in a sea mist, he took out his long sword and pointed at the land in front of him and said excitedly.

For a while, not only William's ship, but also the soldiers and sailors of the entire fleet began to rejoice, and the mood at this time was like a drop of cold water splashing in the hot oil pot.

"It's strange that it is impossible to get to England so soon."

Duke William's brain was still in a state of sanity, and he felt that something was wrong more than the excited appearance of his subordinates who cheered at the sight of the mainland.

Although this war, the claim to the British throne was recognized by the Pope and the Emperor, the most powerful man in Christendom, and the St. Michael's flag also protected him, but this did not mean that it was smooth sailing at this time.

The instinctive warning from the Sovereign's manifest destiny let him know that he shouldn't be happy so early.

"Quick, quick, quick, see who gets into England first!"

The ships of the fleet sailing ahead were heard the sound of the crews scrambling for the first place, and they all headed towards the mainland of "England".

"Fools, fools, you idiots stop me!"

Duke William drew his sword and shouted with urgency, although he did not know what was happening now, but he could feel that there was something wrong with the continent of "England".

The Celtic gods of Britain, and the patron saints of Britain, were not necessarily willing to let him conquer Britain, so they would have stopped themselves, which is why he got the banner of Michael.

Even with careful planning, his aggression ran into a series of problems.

He assembled an elite army throughout France and built a Viking-style fleet with nearly 700 warships. Men and materials rushed to the rendezvous site, but several delays brought their efforts to a halt. The weather was not beautiful, hindering the crossing plan at the end of summer; The wind burst out and destroyed several warships.

These are all the ghosts of the other side, even with the protection of Michael's flag, several ships were swallowed by the waves along the way.

The warriors had long been on the ship, and a sense of depression permeated the fleet.

The desire for the continent was beyond the limits of Duke William, and their warriors all wanted to acquire the land of England as a fief, so the morale was high, and if the land of England could not be obtained, then the entire fleet would collapse.

The knights of the King of England always brought their own rations to fight for the English King, and they did not even want to pay them, but they would ask the King to give them most of the conquered lands, and the scope of compulsory service was limited to the British Isles, Britain, and refused to serve once they reached the European continent.

Therefore, the king of England could not attack William first, and William also had the same trouble, that is, the Viking soldiers he summoned with his magic backpack only had a year of compulsory service for him as a monarch for 40 days, and once he exceeded 40 days, he had to pay a high honorarium, and he wanted to pay the honorarium of these soldiers, even Duke William, who had robbed several countries as a dragon, felt unbearable.

Especially if the war is not resolved as soon as possible, then the territory that he has pacified, his Duchy of Normandy will undoubtedly fall into waves again.

His uncle, regent of the Duchy of Normandy, Cardinal Robert was exiled by him to the abbey of Saint-Michel on Mont Saint-Michel, and the powerful nobles who opposed him were also exiled by him to the abbey to be the companion of his uncle, but William, who had no heir, still had careerists in the territory who tried to replace him.

In the same way, the Duke of Normandy was a vassal of the King of France, and the King of France, as a feudal king, saw Duke William recruiting troops throughout France, and it was impossible for him to know nothing about building ships.

Strangely, however, the King of France and the entire French court remained silent as if they did not know anything.

The King of France was the monarch of the Duke of Normandy, and the Duke of Normandy was the title given to him by the King of France, so it seemed natural that the King of France was stronger than the Duke of Normandy.

It's just that this is only taken for granted on the surface, the name is the name, the strength is the strength, and after the diligent administration of the Norman dukes, their power will even exceed that of the kings and emperors to whom they are nominally loyal.

The Duke of Normandy, the lord with this title, was even stronger than the King of France.

Therefore, for the most powerful duke in his country, it is difficult for the French king to say that he has no other thoughts in his heart.

If the victory is heavy and the loss is heavy, then the king of France does not mind joining in and reaping the benefits of the fisherman, and if he loses and can only return home, then the king of France does not mind confiscating his territory.

Therefore, for William, time is also his life, and the Duke of William longs more than anyone else to be the first to arrive in England and then be crowned king first.

The conquest of England was no less great feats for William than Hercules, and the same was true for the unification of Britain.

As long as you continue to conquer and rule like the conquering king Alexander the Great, then it is easy to touch the realm of the gods.

Boom, it was a shocking explosion, although Duke William gave his own order, but the warriors couldn't care so much after the frenzy, and the ships in front of the fleet had already sailed away.

As if the Titanic had hit an iceberg, Duke William looked at the continent with a gloomy face and muttered its name, "Avalon, Arthur!" ”

Avalon, the distant land of ideals, the island where King Arthur, the eternal king, sleeps, is theoretically the land of England as well.

"Are you going to stop me too?"

Duke William muttered.

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It is said that Edward the Confessor, the former king of England, prophesied on his deathbed that "an age of sin is coming, and evil will sweep across the land".

Edward the Confessor, was the last monarch of the Anglo-Saxon dynasty.

After the Roman Empire withdrew from the Roman legions stationed in Britannia due to domestic rebellion, the Celts took the opportunity to rise and end the Roman Empire's rule over Britain.

During the Arthurian period, the Celtic dynasty of Britain entered its heyday, with the defeat of King Arthur in the Battle of the Sword Railing, Camelot fell to the brink of extinction, the invasion of the Germanic peoples, and the Celtic kingdom of Camelot was completely destroyed, and the Anglo tribes and Saxon tribes established their own seven countries in the land of Britain.

The invasion of the Vikings brought the seven Anglo-Saxon kingdoms closer together.

Just as the Anglo-Saxons defeated the Celts after the death of King Arthur and caused the Celts to lose their country, the Viking invasion also caused a large number of Vikings to establish their own state in Britain, and extorted a large ransom from the kings of England in order to avoid disaster, and had to marry the Vikings in order to stabilize the political situation.

After generation, the Vikings reached their peak, and Cnut the Great conquered England, Scotland, and Ireland, and became the king of England, Denmark, Sweden, and Norway.

After the death of Canute the Great, the Viking Norse Empire collapsed, the crown was divided, and Edward the Confessor was able to regain his position as monarch of the Anglo-Saxon dynasty.

"Repentance" is not usually taken literally, but "piety."

This man's sincerity is enough to be a martyr, but he has not yet done the act of martyrdom.

Therefore, Duke William, who had the support of the saint king, was undoubtedly a very difficult opponent.

A great librarian once said that the first thing to do in a revolution or a cause is to distinguish who is our friend and who is our enemy.

So for William, who is my friend and who is my enemy?