Senlac Hill

E296649
hill historic site

Senlac Hill is the site near Hastings in East Sussex, England, where the decisive Battle of Hastings was fought in 1066, leading to the Norman Conquest.

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All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Senlac Hill canonical 3

Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf hill ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
associatedWith Harold Godwinson ⓘ
Norman Conquest of England ⓘ
William the Conqueror ⓘ
battleResultedIn Norman victory ⓘ
beginning of Norman rule in England ⓘ
death of King Harold II of England ⓘ
category 1066 in England ⓘ
Battlefields in England ⓘ
Hills of East Sussex ⓘ
commandedByAtBattle Harold Godwinson ⓘ
commemoratedBy Battle Abbey and Battlefield ⓘ
surface form: Battle Abbey
country England ⓘ
currentSiteIncludes Battle Abbey and Battlefield ⓘ
surface form: Battle Abbey
eventDate 14 October 1066 ⓘ
eventYear 1066 ⓘ
hasEvent Battle of Hastings ⓘ
historicalSignificance decisive battle site in the Norman Conquest ⓘ
languageOfName Old French ⓘ
laterKnownAs Battle ⓘ
locatedIn Battle ⓘ
East Sussex ⓘ
England ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
managedBy English Heritage ⓘ
nameEtymology possibly from Old French meaning "lake of blood" or similar folk etymology ⓘ
near Hastings ⓘ
opposedByAtBattle William the Conqueror ⓘ
partOf South East England ⓘ
presentDayTown Battle, East Sussex ⓘ
siteOf Battle of Hastings ⓘ
terrainType ridge ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
usedAs defensive position by the Anglo-Saxon army ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Harold Godwinson → deathPlace → Senlac Hill ⓘ
Battle → hasLandmark → Senlac Hill ⓘ
Sussex → hasHistoricSite → Senlac Hill ⓘ