A phantom fountain of blood is said to appear at this haunted abbey, constructed by William I on the site of his victory over king Harold at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Normans called the site"Senllac", which means "Lake of Blood", and the ground supposedly sweats blood after a rain. The presence of iron in the soil probably accounts for the reddish puddles of water, however.
William built the abbey to atone for the slaughter of the defending Anglo-Saxons, and possibly, to express his thanks to God for the victory. Within the church, he constructed a High Altarr, on the spot where Harold fell. Only a fir tree stands there now. According to legend, the phantom of blood appears at this spot to commemorate the great amount of Christian blood that was shed at that battle.
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HAUNTED BATTLE ABBEY, ENGLAND
William built the abbey to atone for the slaughter of the defending Anglo-Saxons, and possibly, to express his thanks to God for the victory. Within the church, he constructed a High Altarr, on the spot where Harold fell. Only a fir tree stands there now. According to legend, the phantom of blood appears at this spot to commemorate the great amount of Christian blood that was shed at that battle.
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HAUNTED BATTLE ABBEY, ENGLAND