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Chapter VI · The Rufus Stone · 2 August 1100

The King in the Forest

William II was killed by an arrow while hunting in the New Forest, the shot usually blamed on Walter Tyrrell. A stone marks the spot where he is said to have fallen. His body was carried to Winchester by cart.

Place
The Rufus Stone
Grid
SU 270 125
Kind
Death of a king
Record
Chronicle

William II was killed by an arrow while hunting in the New Forest on 2 August 1100, the shot usually blamed on Walter Tyrrell.

A stone marks the spot where he is said to have fallen, and his body was carried to Winchester by cart. This chapter is still being written.