LLM456981 William stumbles as he lands, but, grasping the earth with his hand, calls out that he thus takes possession of the English Soil, & so reassures his followers, who regarded his fall as an ill omen by Maclise, Daniel (1806-70) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: William stumbles as he lands, but, grasping the earth with his hand, calls out that he thus takes possession of the English Soil, & so reassures his followers, who regarded his fall as an ill omen. Illustration for The Norman Conquest (Art Union, 1866).); 穢 Look and Learn; English, out of copyright.