The 1139 Siege of Ludlow included a famous incident in which Prince Henry of Scotland (later Henry II) was nearly captured when grappled from his horse by a hooked chain thrown from the walls. Stephen rescued him. The episode showed both the personal nature of medieval warfare and the diplomatic complexities of the Anarchy.
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