Hereward the Wake (Traditional pronunciation /ˈhɛ.rɛ.ward/, [1] modern pronunciation /ˈhɛ.rɪ.wəd/ [2]) (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.

Hereward the Wake (flourished 1070–71) was an Anglo-Saxon rebel against William the Conqueror and the hero of many Norman and English legends. He is associated with a region in present-day Huntingdonshire and Northamptonshire.

Jan 24, 2023 · Hereward the Wake, Anglo-Saxon rebel and guerrilla leader, fought against William the Conqueror in the Fenlands of East Anglia. His heroic resistance against the Normans has passed into legend…

The legendary Hereward the Wake, the guerrilla leader who headed Anglo- Saxon resistance to William the Conqueror for five years has been called one of history's "greatest Englishmen". The earliest references to his parentage are found in the Gesta Herewardi, which records he was the son of Edith, a descendant of Oslac of York.

Hereward the Wake was an Anglo-Saxon nobleman. He resisted William the Conqueror. His base was the Isle of Ely in East Anglia. According to legend he roamed the Fens, covering North Cambridgeshire, Southern Lincolnshire and West Norfolk, leading …

Nov 19, 2024 · Who was Hereward the Wake? Discover the story and legend of England's last Anglo-Saxon rebel in this five-minute guide.

May 26, 2024 · Hereward the Wake, an Anglo-Saxon thegn and landowner, waged a daring guerrilla campaign against the Normans, frustrating their efforts to subdue the country and making him the most wanted man in England.

Dec 18, 2020 · Hereward was an 11th century Anglo-Saxon rebel in England who resisted William the Conqueror with some astonishing exploits. The epithet ‘the Wake’ first appears in relation to Hereward in the late 14th century. There is debate about what it means, with one interpretation suggesting it translates as ‘the Watchful’ because of his numerous escapes.

Nov 8, 2021 · As William rode away from the siege of Ely in frustration, one man must have haunted his thoughts: Hereward. Why was Hereward called 'the Wake'? Hereward is most popularly known as “the Wake”, an epithet that emerged in the 13th century.

After the Harrying of the North, Hereward the Wake began a rebellion in the Fens of East Anglia, supported by the Danes who had returned to England. When was the rebellion of Hereward the Wake? Hereward the Wake was active against the Normans in …