A Chronological History of Britain
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Morcar and Sigeferth were under a lot of stress.
These two noble brothers from the North had only just managed to join the Wulf dynasty through Sigeferht’s marriage to Ealdgyth, the niece of the powerful Ealdorman AElfhelm of York and Wulfric Spot. And that really should have been a smart move, given how powerful that family was.
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There are worse things than spending a holiday in Normandy.
And one of those things is spending a holiday in Normandy because you just lost your entire Kingdom to the Danes.
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England in 1013 was a Kingdom begging to be conquered. Decades of bad decisions have eroded its foundations and now it sat as a mere shadow of its former glory. It had none of the military prowess established by King AEthelstan. None of the political stability enjoyed under King Edgar. And none of the smart planning created by King Alfred.
Rather than being a focal point of European politics and a well governed island fortress this new England was decadent, weak, and dangerously vulnerable.