Inkpotamus

A poem about...

Harald Hardrada
It's 1066 and the Battle of Hastings, who will win: EdCon, Harry G, Harry H or BillCon?

Harry H

When King Harald Hardrada, who ruled Norway
Heard that old King Ed had passed away
With haste he hurtled through his doorway
Invading England with almost no delay

When not fighting for his wife’s dad, a Russian prince
Or as a mercenary in Byzantium
That Norseman would find some other violence
Brutal battles with some other Viking son

‘Cause there’s always some more battles to be won
For a Viking the fighting’s never done

The Tapestry of Bayeux’s tittle-tattle
Left him out, they didn’t put him in it
At Stamford Bridge, he famously did battle
But he lost his life, when the Vikings didn’t win it

For Harold Godwinson, this victory was time-wasting
Though the Vikings never came back again
Chastened he hastened down to Hastings
For Duke William had invaded his domain

‘Though there’s always some more battles to be won
For the Vikings, the Viking Age was done