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Hereward the Wake

Hereward the Wake (Old English pronunciation /ˈhɛ.rɛ.ward/ HEH-reh-ward, modern English pronunciation /ˈhɛ.rɪ.wəd// HEH-ri-wəd; c. 1035 – c. 1072) (also known as Hereward the Outlaw or Hereward the Exile) was an Anglo-Saxon nobleman and a leader of local resistance to the Norman Conquest of England. His base when he led the rebellion against the Norman…

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English resistance to Norman Conquest
Born
c. 1035 Lincolnshire, England
Died
c. 1072 (aged 36–37)
Other names
Hereward the Outlaw and Hereward the Exile

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Avg. degree1.98
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related to Legacy · 50
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related to Family · 37
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Hereward the Wake → Anglo-Saxon EnglandHereward, Barony, BBC, Bourne, Boxell, English, Fenland Legend, Gesta Herewardi, Hereward, Hereweard, Last, Project GutenbergDavid Roffe, Prosopography, Reassessment, River Campus Libraries, RochesterCharles Kingsley, University, Wake
Born · 1
Hereward the Wake → c. 1035 Lincolnshire, England
Died · 1
Hereward the Wake → c. 1072 (aged 36–37)
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Hereward the Wake → English resistance to Norman Conquest
Other names · 1
Hereward the Wake → Hereward the Outlaw and Hereward the Exile

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hereward gesta peterborough ely herewardi english hereward's also england wake norman exile lincolnshire family william chronicle led normans anglo-saxon ed

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Hereward the WakeBornc. 1035 Lincolnshire, England1.00infobox
Hereward the WakeDiedc. 1072 (aged 36–37)1.00infobox
Hereward the WakeMovementEnglish resistance to Norman Conquest1.00infobox
Hereward the WakeOther namesHereward the Outlaw and Hereward the Exile1.00infobox
the vision of Stinstance ofPotentially-discreditable episodes such as the looting of Peterborough are excused and even wiped out by stories0.80text
the annal for 1071 in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicleinstance ofPeter leading him to return the loot.The fact of Hereward's participation in the events at Ely is attested in early documents0.80text
Hereward the Wakerelated to External linksHereweard0.60section
Hereward the Wakerelated to External linksProsopography0.60section
Hereward the Wakerelated to External linksAnglo-Saxon EnglandHereward0.60section
Hereward the Wakerelated to External linksWake0.60section
Hereward the Wakerelated to External linksEnglish0.60section
Hereward the Wakerelated to External linksGesta Herewardi0.60section

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