Enthusiasts dressed as Saxon and Norman warriors participate in a re-enactment of the Battle of HastingsPhotograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty ImagesAround 350 enthusiasts take part in the event, which is held on the same fields that the last Saxon monarch King Harold and William, Duke of Normandy fought for the English thronePhotograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty ImagesEnthusiasts dressed as Saxon and Norman warriors participate in a re-enactmentPhotograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images
Enthusiasts dressed as Saxon and Norman warriors participate in a re-enactmentPhotograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty ImagesEnthusiasts dressed as Saxon and Norman warriors participate in a re-enactmentPhotograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty ImagesEnthusiasts dressed as Saxon and Norman warriors participate in a re-enactmentPhotograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty ImagesEnthusiasts dressed as Saxon and Norman warriors participate in a re-enactment of the Battle of HastingsPhotograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty ImagesEnthusiasts dressed as Saxon and Norman warriors participate in a re-enactmentPhotograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty ImagesEnthusiasts dressed as Saxon and Norman warriors participate in a re-enactmentPhotograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty ImagesLevi Tyerman-Polilitt, a lorry loader by trade poses for a photograph while dressed as a Saxon soldierPhotograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty ImagesFive-year-old Josie White dressed as a Saxon for a re-enactment of the Battle of HastingsPhotograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty ImagesEight-year-old Lillith Johnson lies next to her Husky dog Runa in a tent while dressed as a SaxonPhotograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty ImagesEnthusiasts dressed as Saxon and Norman warriors participate in a re-enactmentPhotograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images
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