Template:Did you know nominations/Battle of Axspoele

Battle of Axspoele

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Clito as depicted on his seal

... that the 1128 Battle of Axspoele (participant pictured) was a rare case of a mass cavalry charge in western Europe in the High Middle Ages?

Source: "in the west battle was uncommon and mass cavalry charges were rate ... only at Axspoele on 21 June 1128 was there anything resembling a mass cavalry charge and here numbers were small" from: France, John (15 May 2017). Medieval Warfare 1000–1300. Routledge. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-351-91847-3.

ALT1: ... that before his victory at the 1128 Battle of Axspoele William Clito (pictured) ordered his knights to cut their hair and remove opulent clothing as a sign of penance? Source: "before battle he had all his knights cur off their long hair, cast off their rich garments and do penance for their sins as if they were expecting death" from: Crouch, David (15 October 2006). The Normans: The History of a Dynasty. A&C Black. p. 332. ISBN 978-1-85285-595-6.
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Francis W. Kelly
Comment: After creating this I realised the subject was already covered in a very short orphan article at Battle of Thielt (1128) which I have since redirected to this article. The new content is more than 5x the content here in any case.

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 884 past nominations.

Dumelow (talk) 18:17, 24 September 2024 (UTC).

Article is new enough and long enough; more than 5x longer than short START article (under a different title) that it replaced; appears to have adequate references though they cannot be read on-line so sources are taken in good faith; both hook facts have in-line citations; hooks are both appropriate length; I think the first hook is better than ALT1, but either could be used; image is in Public Domain.Orygun (talk) 05:54, 28 September 2024 (UTC)