Vikings of Bjornstad - Conquerors - William the Conqueror

The Vikings of Bjornstad traveled to Topanga Canyon State Park near Los Angeles on 31 January 2005 to portray combatants at the Battle of Hastings. We filmed host segments for the show with Greystone Productions and former USMC captain, actor and military technical advisor Dale Dye. The Conquerors - William the Conqueror was first broadcast on the History Channel on 30 March 2005.

Thanks to Carl Clink for coordinating our involvement, to Mike Cady for many of the photographs and loaning me a hauberk, to Henrik Olsgaard for offering to loan me one and to Douglas Sunlin for driving Interstate 5.

Jack Garrett	Douglas Sunlin	Henrik Olsgaard	Mike Cady
Dale Dye	Jack, Mike and Douglas capture the moment	Jack, Mike and Douglas prepare for just another day at the office	Mike and Dale discuss axes
Douglas and Dale check to see if they need another take	Dale prepares to bury the hatchet	Waiting for action...	At the Saxons' camp
Nobody gets this horse...	The Saxon shield wall	The short, but impenetrable, Saxon shield wall	Henrik proves his Norman prowess
Linda the wrangler with Dale and Henrik	Henrik and Dale wait for the camera to get ready	Mike guards the whole camp	Getting ready
Dale describes a Norman knight's equipment	Dale commits a script change to memory	What are we waiting for now?	And now we're Normans...
The Normans are outnumbered	Dale talks about the Normans	Now we need an autograph...	Henrik: 2 -- Watermelons: 0
Three professionals	Mike and Dale strike a pose	Douglas gets a turn	Thanks for the loan of the mail, Mike
Mike between shots	Henrik gives his all for the camera	Jack and Mike battle while Douglas looks on	A pause in the battle
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