This battle which was fought in Sussex in 1066 had a great effect on our county. The Normans had a huge advantage over the Saxons. They had 10,000 men against the Saxons’ 7,000. Three thousand was a great advantage for the Normans. They were in Sussex for some three weeks before the Saxon army arrived. This allowed the Normans time to settleand to bring in more supplies from Normandy. They were also very cruel to the Sussex people. In contrast, the Saxons had it very tough. they had a big battle to fight at Stamford Bridge in Yorkshire which cost them dearlyand they could have easily lost. they then as quickly as possible had to march 250 miles to confront William. Unfortunately he was successful and ruled our kingdom. Just over 100 yaers ago our county was described as still being ‘Saxon’. Our county name and most of our vil;lages and towns are of Saxon origin. SSo perhaps we could carry on in our Saxon ways. Ian Steedman Wakehurst Court St Georges Road Worthing Don’t miss out on all the latest breaking news where you live. Here are four ways you can be sure you’ll be amongst the first to know what’s going on. 1) Make our website your homepage at www.worthingherald.co.uk/ 2) Like our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/Worthing.news 3) Follow us on Twitter @Worthing_Herald 4) Register with us by clicking on ‘sign in’ (top right corner). You can then receive our daily newsletter AND add your point of view to stories that you read here. And do share with your family and friends - so they don’t miss out! The Worthing Herald - always the first with your local news. Be part of it.