Complex sentence: In 1081 in the opening stages of the Battle of Dyrrachion the emperor Alexios I ordered the Varangians to dismount and march at the head of the army, a clearly recorded instance of Anglo-Saxons riding to battle but dismounting to fight.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1081 in the opening stages of the Battle of Dyrrachion the emperor Alexios I ordered the Varangians to dismount and march at the head of the army. A clearly recorded instance of Anglo-Saxons riding to battle but dismounting to fight.