Today I learned on Nostr: TIL that Halley's Comet was seen in England in 1066, the year of the Norman Conquest, ...

TIL that Halley's Comet was seen in England in 1066, the year of the Norman Conquest, being interpreted as an omen, with a contemporary observer referring to it as a "source of tears to many mothers", portending "the downfall of my country."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halley%27s_Comet
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