Where could Hardrada blunt William's cavalry?

Where would Hardrada and William fight, and would Hardrada's Byzantine experience offset Norman cavalry?

Hardrada would have reasons to seek restrictive terrain. His own cavalry experience would help only insofar as his infantry could put it into practice.

A battle along the Great North Road near Nottingham is proposed, but open ground would favour Norman cavalry. River positions and rougher terrain offer Hardrada ways to restrict mounted movement, while dense woodland would also obstruct his own formations and archers. Foxo argues that Hardrada's Byzantine service gave him experience against formidable cavalry. Alex distinguishes that personal experience from the training of the army as a whole, whose infantry would manoeuvre more slowly and would need preparation to resist mounted attacks. The comparison with Hastings turns on the steep slope and the importance of keeping formation, rather than assuming that cavalry inevitably defeats infantry.