Apparently, it was a very common way to die on the battlefield. There are many historical records that document kings getting killed in such a manner. It's interesting in how it was instant death and not just a flesh wound.
shareDid it just stop in the eye though? I'm sure it penetrated some brain.
shareIt probably caused a bit of a ding to the back of the skull as well
That's not something you just walk off!
According the the story King Harold took a shot through the eye at The Battle Of Hastings (though there seems to be some academic dispute about this)
Whatever, OUCH!
Apparently it was a very common elsewhere too...
https://youtu.be/0nAVNxdD86Q
Quickest way to the brain for an arrow, so that makes sense it would be a deadly hit. The ocular nerve makes a direct channel.
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Harold, the Saxon King, was reportedly killed by an arrow through the eye at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. However this has never been confirmed. Some have speculated that he was cut down by a Norman knight after being wounded in the eye.
This is depicted in the famous Bayeux Tapestry which I saw on my first trip to France. It's nearly 70 meters long,
but only 50 centimetres tall.
https://s.yimg.com/fz/api/res/1.2/y48j6f8L8yG.wjOiFirrDg--~C/YXBwaWQ9c3JjaGRkO2ZpPWZpdDtoPTM2MDtxPTgwO3c9NDYw/https://s.yimg.com/zb/imgv1/982f37db-7b36-361a-8f6a-d18db20a916f/t_500x300
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