Appearance of the comet 476 Unsuccessful invasion of Tostig 477 Invasion of Harold Hardrada of Norway and Tostig 479 Sept. 20. Edwin and Morkere, sons of Elfgar, defeated at Fulford 479 Harold marches northward 480 Sept. 25. Battle of Stamford Bridge. Harold Hardrada and Tostig slain 481 Sept. 28. William the Norman lands at Pevensey 482 Story of the voyage of his fleet 483 William entrenches himself at Hastings 483 Movements of Harold 485 Battle of Hastings (or Senlac). Numbers and weapons of the hostile armies 486 Incident of the Malfosse 488 Harold slain 489 William’s supper on the battlefield. Disposal of the body of Harold 490 Battle Abbey 491 APPENDIX I. On Authorities 493 II. Genealogy of Northumbrian kings 509 III. Genealogy of West Saxon kings before Egbert 510 INDEX 511 MAPS. (AT THE END OF THE VOLUME.) Roman Britain. Anglo-Saxon Britain. ERRATA. Page 332, line 12, _for_ “Guthred” _read_ “Guthfred”. Page 333, line  3, _for_ “North Wales” _read_ “part of South Wales”. CHAPTER I. THE PREHISTORIC FOREWORLD.