During the 1066 sections of the film, William tells a friend that it isn't the weather that is delaying him.
At the end, he gets a messenger from Norway. Presumably this tells him that Harold Hardrada is invading England, which will pull Harold Godwinson north and make the conquest much more likely to succeed.
At the end, he gets a messenger from Norway. Presumably this tells him that Harold Hardrada is invading England, which will pull Harold Godwinson north and make the conquest much more likely to succeed.
William presents his eldest son Robert as his heir. He did indeed succeed as Duke of Normandy. But Robert later offended William, who made his second surviving son William Rufus his heir.