London Bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down" But when did it fall down?

Answer 1

In 1013, London Bridge was burned down by King Ethelred and his Norwegian ally Olaf Haraldsson in a bid to divide the invading forces of the Danish king Svein Haraldsson. The event was recorded in the Saga of Olaf Haraldson, part of the Heimskringla composed around 1225 by Snorri Sturluson. Snorri quotes extracts of a lay by a Norse poet, Ottar Svarte, including the following passage which is strikingly similar to parts of the rhyme:

London Bridge is broken down. --
Gold is won, and bright renown.
Shields resounding,
War-horns sounding,
Hild is shouting in the din!
Arrows singing,
Mail-coats ringing --
Odin makes our Olaf win! [1]
However, the popular version probably originates from 1269, when Henry III granted the tolling right to Queen Eleanor. She is the "fair lady" who notably failed to spend the resulting funds on actually maintaining the structure.

Answer 2

The song is based on an old Norse saga, and was composed around 13th the then queen was given the toll monies by her husband William 3rd, however she was the Coleen Mcloughlin of the day, and spent all the toll money on her flambouyant self.
Needless to say, the bridge fell into serious disrepair. In C1280 the bridge was handed back to the city of London,after the queen could take no more poetic rhetorical sarcasm. That year a terrible winter secured the fate of the bridge, five arches collapsed into the water, and a temporary timber bridge had to be built for that part. London bridge was sold in the 1960's for $2.5m approx, and current stands at Lake Havasu City in Arizona USA

Answer 3

No -london bridge did not fall ever- once they had finally built one out of stone ... the earlier wooden ones were vulnerable to flood and fire.

The first stone bridge lasted 622 years before being replaced by one further north which opened in 1831. The original one was then demolished. The 1831 London Bridge was later transported, stone by stone to Lake Havasu, Arizona in the 1960s, after some American thought he had bought Tower Bridge (this site doesn't mention this, but it IS true!). And the one we have now is the third London Bridge, and that hasn't fallen down either ... yet!

Answer 4

It will fall down when the clock stop ,and since the clock will not stop I don't think it will fall down

Answer 5

It never did fall down. They jusk kept on propping it up, until they gave up, dismantled it and flogged it to the Americans.

Answer 6

In the poet's imagination it did

Answer 7

London Bridge is falling down, Falling down, falling down. London Bridge is falling down, My straightforward woman. London Bridge is damaged down, damaged down, damaged down. London Bridge is damaged down, My straightforward woman. construct it up with timber and clay, timber and clay, timber and clay, construct it up with timber and clay, My straightforward woman. timber and clay will wash away, Wash away, wash away, timber and clay will wash away, My straightforward woman. construct it up with bricks and mortar, Bricks and mortar, bricks and mortar, construct it up with bricks and mortar, My straightforward woman. Bricks and mortar received't stay, received't stay, received't stay, Bricks and mortar received't stay, My straightforward woman. construct it up with iron and metallic, Iron and metallic, iron and metallic, construct it up with iron and metallic, My straightforward woman. Iron and metallic will bend and bow, Bend and bow, bend and bow, Iron and metallic will bend and bow, My straightforward woman. construct it up with silver and gold, Silver and gold, silver and gold, construct it up with silver and gold, My straightforward woman. Silver and gold will be stolen away, Stolen away, stolen away, Silver and gold will be stolen away, My straightforward woman. Set a guy to video reveal all evening, Watch all evening, watch all evening, Set a guy to video reveal all evening, My straightforward woman. assume the guy might want to fall asleep, fall asleep, fall asleep, assume the guy might want to fall asleep? My straightforward woman. supply him a pipe to smoke all evening, Smoke all evening, smoke all evening, supply him a pipe to smoke all evening, My straightforward woman.

Answer 8

My fair lady!

Answer 9

did it??