Harold's army halted at Tadcaster on the eve of the Stamford Bridge campaign to rest and regroup after the forced march from London. The town's position on the River Wharfe made it a natural staging point and the last safe crossing before the final advance to York. Harold received intelligence here about Hardrada's dispositions and the terms of the York submission.
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