The History of Fore Wood, Crowhurst, East Sussex by David EP Dennis

Author:David EP Dennis [David EP Dennis]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-09-05T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter seven

The Malfosse Ditch - A Deeper Look

As we saw in the Introduction to this book,Fore Wood contains a set of deep ravines called ghylls (sometimes written as 'Gills'). The largest of these ghylls is suggested locally to be a possible location for the Malfosse Ditch where Norman French (Franci) horsemen perished as they rode heedless in the dark or were ambushed by Anglo-Saxons during the Battle of Hastings, portrayed by the head-over-heels tumbling of the Norman horses in the Bayeux Tapestry (see below).

As we saw also, the term Malfosse is usually given as ‘evil ditch’, and a ‘fosse’ in English can mean a moat, ditch or excavation, but ‘foss’ in Norse can be taken to mean ‘waterfall’ (cascade, rush or foam). The word ‘ditch’ seems to have indicated a man-made feature, possibly a palisade with upward-facing spiked poles, however the early writers are confused as to exactly what happened. I am writing a separate book on the History of the Malfosse Incident.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.