At a critical moment in the Battle of Hastings, sections of the English shieldwall on the right flank broke and pursued what appeared to be a Norman retreat. The Normans wheeled on the pursuing English in the open ground below the ridge and cut them down. This breach fatally compromised the integrity of the English defensive position and began the progressive collapse that ended with Harold's death. The Bayeux Tapestry depicts this moment with dramatic clarity.
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