Death OR Glory

....and so the battle began.  Since the Saxons had managed to turn so as to move down the British flagship's starboard side, the central British ship was blocked unless she took a long way around, against the wind and in danger of rocky shoals. A horn blew from the flag ship and she was pointed towards the other Saxon ship. That left one ship to attack the large Saxon flagship with twice as many warriors but with two on one against the small Saxon ship, it might be possible to take it in short time.

The first two knights to scramble over to the Saxon ship were met by twice as many foes and pushed back.

Although outnumbered, the initial British attackers were better armoured than their Saxon enemies and slowly but steadily pushed them back into the bow and stern. But, could they keep that up as the fighting spread over the full deck giving the Saxons more room to deploy?

Nearer to the rocky shore, the British, especially the armoured regulars, steadily pushed back the Saxons until the remainder threw down their swords. Leaving the regulars to secure the captured ship, the middle ship turned and headed towards the outnumbered flag ship. The wind was not favourable to maneuvering quickly around to the Saxon's starboard side so they took the shortest path and used the Count's flagship as a bridge to the Saxon ship.

In no time at all, the Earl had a choice, fight to the death and his men with him, or surrender and come to terms to end the current war. It didn't take him long to decide to fight again another day.

A seagull's view of the end of the fight.