1066: The Battle for Middle Earth

Name: 1066: The Battle for Middle Earth
Genre: War, Action, History
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Ian Holm, Mike Bailey, Francis Magee, Tim Plester, Katrine Bach

The death of King Edward the Confessor in 1066 sparks a bloody succession war after he fails to follow through on his promise to pass the crown to a Flemish, Viking, or Norman relative, instead choosing to leave it to Anglo-Saxon Harold Godwinson.

King Edward the Confessor's death in 1066 sparks a contest for the English throne, as he leaves the crown to Harold Godwinson, disregarding earlier promises to a legitimate successor. This decision leads to a Norman invasion in the south and a Viking invasion in the north, with Harold's small army caught in a pincer movement.