How native speakers pronounce “hastings”

varied over that time right at the time varied over that time right at the time of the battle of hastings of the battle of hastings

Rondel Dagger and War Hammer vs Mail Armor

Somebody presumably must have gone "ahah!"  you know, Why did people in the viking era or   Hastings, why were they using broad slashing  swords instead of a rondel dagger, because a   rondel dagger, well you know with a bit of welly,  go straight through a mail shirt. Or a godendag,  

Testing a medieval anti-armour dagger