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Saint-Valery-sur-Somme
Saint-Valery-sur-Somme is a small port on the estuary of the Somme in Picardy, northern France. In late September 1066 Duke William of Normandy's invasion fleet sailed from there, after waiting weeks for a favourable wind, and landed at Pevensey in England, leading to the Battle of Hastings.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Saint-Valery-sur-Somme. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/saint-valery-sur-somme
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