[Artemisia] OOH, NEW TOPIC! MEDIEVAL EVEN!

[LadyPDC at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/24/2008 11:12:46 A.M. Mountain Standard Time,  
morganblaidddu at yahoo.com writes:

Wendy  and I were discussing ideas for a short story last night, centered 
around the  "butterfly effect" idea, and came up with this one- We all know that 
William  the Bastard was able to conquer England in large part because Harold  
Godwinson's army was exhausted when they met, having just forced-marched to  
York to stop an invasion by Harald Hadratta, and forced-marched back south to  
meet William's invasion force.  So, here's the "butterfly effect"- what  
would have happened if one of the ubiquitous Channel Storms had severely  damaged, 
even decimated, Hadratta's fleet, and at the same time delayed  William from 
launching from Normandy for 2 days.  Or, even if Hadratta's  fleet had 
survived intact, a storm delayed William's landing by 2 days, giving  Harold's army 
time to mosey back to the south and be fully-rested.   Thoughts?

Morgan





Depends on how that effected one archer.  In my very uneducated  opinion, 
that one arrow had much to do with the defeat of the army.  With  the leader 
dead, everyone lost momentum.  I could be wrong in both my  memory or the facts.  
(I have a Swiss Cheese mind)  But if I am  remembering correctly then a 
butterfly wing could truly make a difference.  

Mistress Constance de la Rose, OL
Barony of Loch  Salann
Kingdom of Artemisia




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