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Hereward is an Old English name, composed of the elements here "army" and weard "guard" (cognate with the Old High German name Heriwart). The epithet "the Wake" is recorded in the late 14th century, and may mean "the watchful", or derive from the Anglo-Norman Wake family who later claimed descent from him.

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  • Hereward the Wake
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  • Hereward is an Old English name, composed of the elements here "army" and weard "guard" (cognate with the Old High German name Heriwart). The epithet "the Wake" is recorded in the late 14th century, and may mean "the watchful", or derive from the Anglo-Norman Wake family who later claimed descent from him.
  • Later, he revealed himself to be King Harold Godwinson. He claimed that Countess Gytha and Lady Edith Swan-Neck had intentionally falsely identified his body on the battlefield, allowing him to die as King Harold, but remain alive as Hereward the Wake.
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Movement
  • Saxon Anti-Norman rebellion
Birth Date
  • c.1035
Origin
Name
  • Hereward the Wake
Caption
  • Hereward fighting Normans, illustration from Cassell's History of England
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Species
  • Human
death date
  • c.1072
Religion
  • Roman Catholicism
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  • The Real Hereward
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  • Hereward is an Old English name, composed of the elements here "army" and weard "guard" (cognate with the Old High German name Heriwart). The epithet "the Wake" is recorded in the late 14th century, and may mean "the watchful", or derive from the Anglo-Norman Wake family who later claimed descent from him.
  • Later, he revealed himself to be King Harold Godwinson. He claimed that Countess Gytha and Lady Edith Swan-Neck had intentionally falsely identified his body on the battlefield, allowing him to die as King Harold, but remain alive as Hereward the Wake. At one point in his guerrilla campaign, he considered an alliance with the Danes, so that he could march on London. However, the Doctor advised against it, as he felt the Danes would not have allowed a Saxon on the throne of England. Indeed, the Doctor was able to convince Harold to abandon his London plans and his ambitions towards recapturing the throne. Instead, he and his men took the Doctor's counsel that it would be better to remain a thorn in the side of the Normans. Thereby, they would give hope to the Saxon people and prevent them from ever fully accepting Norman rule. (PROSE: The Real Hereward)
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