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1. **Introduction** We, the citizens of Kent, reserve the right to blame the fyrd and the housecarls of the English Military for the downfall of England. The fyrd and housecarls failed to have loyalty and respect torwards King Harold and his orders during the Battle of Hastings and the Battle of Stanford Bridge. Due to their lack of loyalty, obdience, and bravery, the housecarls and the fyrd have single-handedly destroyed England and all who inhabit it. We appreciate your listening to our case and have complete faith that you, too, will see that the fyrd and housecarls of the English military are completely at fault for the downfall of England.======

2. **The Housecarls and the fyrd had no faith in Harold**
 3. **Were not obidient torwards King Harold during the Battle of Hastings and the Battle of Stanford Bridge**  4. **Closing Statement** All of these points prove to you one thing: The housecarls and the fyrd lacked loyalty torwards Harold and their own country. The housecarls and the fryd were more worried about their own welfare than the sake of their people, their country, and their King. The housecarls did not care if they won, nor lost, as long as they made it out alright. Thank you for your time and you may now ask us quesions.
 * 1) On page 225 Evyn overheard one man saying," We'll all be dead before Edwin and Morcar get here." when the housecarls were sitting around the campfire discussing their doubt in finding the Normans before the Normans found them.
 * 2) Harold could almost tell that his men were losing faith, because he sent Evyn out to listen in on what the men were saying. He said to Evyn," Walk among the men. Tell me what they say. I need to know what is in their hearts." Evyn thinks that the men will have faith in Harold, and is surprised when he finds that the men doubt Harold and are frightened at the outcome of the Battle of Hastings and doubt him before the battle has even started.
 * 3) This shows that the housecarls and fyrd were already beginning to doubt their leader's strength, ability, and courage. The housecarls and the fryd are so scared that they will die that they do not care enough to save their country. The housecarls didn't present loyalty towards Harold or the battle that they were in.
 * 4) After Harold had died, the Fyrd and the housecarls fled because they did not have enought loyalty and courage torwards the cause (the Battle of Hastings) to continue fighting.
 * 1) On page 51 the housecarls were already starting to doubt that the Normans were impossible to defeat. " I have heard it told that the sight of (Duke William's) cavalry charging will chill a mans blood." This quote clearly states that the housecarls did not think it was possibly to defeat the Duke William of Normandy.
 * 2)  The housecarls and the fryd didn't follow the instructions given by Harold to keep the wall pg. 237-238 "Keep the sheild wall. Do not break it. We are our own fortress." Even though Harold shouted these things to his troops, none of them listened or was to afraid to listen.
 * 3) These points prove that The housecarls and the fyrd were dicouraging each other and that they did not listen to the insturctions given by Harold to keep the shield wall strong during the Battle of Hastings. If the housecarls and the fryd listened to the instructions that Harold gave, they might have won the battle of Hastings and Harold might have been alive still because he was shot due to the fact that he had turned to shout orders to his men because they were not listening and following the orders obidiently. This also applies for the brothers of Harold. While giving the housecarls and the fryd orders, the had been killed. If the housecarls and the fryd had listened to instructions, Harold and his brothers would have been alive. As stated before, the housecarls and the fryd fled once Harld was dead. If they had listened to orders, Harold and his brothers would be still alive to give the fryd and the housecarls courage and they might have won the war.