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	Godwin, Earl of Wessex -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Godwin was a seventh generation descendant of King (additional info and facts about Ethelred of Wessex) Ethelred of Wessex, the elder brother of (King of Wessex; defeated the Danes and encouraged writing in English (849-899)) Alfred the Great.
		Godwin was a major supporter of (King of the English who led resistance to Canute but was defeated and forced to divide the kingdom with Canute (980-1016)) Edmund Ironside, the son of King (additional info and facts about Aethelred the Unready) Aethelred the Unready.
		Godwin soon became the leader of opposition to growing (An inhabitant of Normandy) Norman influence as Edward drew advisors, nobles and priests from his former place of refuge.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/go/godwin,_earl_of_wessex.htm (836 words)

	Godwin, Earl of Wessex - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Godwin was a seventh generation descendant of King Ethelred of Wessex, the elder brother of Alfred the Great.
		Godwin was a major supporter of Edmund Ironside, the son of King Aethelred the Unready.
		Godwin married again to another Danish noblewoman, Gytha Thorkelsdóttir, granddaughter of the legendary Viking Styrbjörn Starke and great-granddaughter to Harold Bluetooth.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Godwin,_Earl_of_Wessex (661 words)

	Earl Godwin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Godwin, the son of Wulfnoth, was a large landowner in England.
		Swegen was earl of Hereford, Gloucester and Oxford whereas Harold held the earldom of East Anglia.
		A nephew, Beorn, was earl of Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /MEDgodwin.htm (593 words)

	TimeRef - Medieval History Timelines
		There took up Earl Godwin his burthen, and cleared himself there before his lord King Edward, and before all the nation; proving that he was innocent of the crime laid to his charge, and to his son Harold and all his children.
		And the king gave the earl and his children, and all the men that were with him, his full friendship, and the full earldom, and all that he possessed before; and he gave the lady all that she had before.
		There Godwin bore forth his defence, and justified himself, before King Edward his lord, and before all people of the land, that he was guiltless of that which was laid against him, and against Harold his son, and all his children.
	www.btinternet.com /~timeref/asc1052.htm (3070 words)

	Regia Anglorum - The Manor of Drengham
		Earl Godwin's manor of Drengham is the mainstay of the estate of Wichamstow.
		As a leader in war he is responsible for the raising, equipping and training of the local fyrd (army) which is drawn from among the lesser nobles and upper ranks of the peasantry in the area.
		When not carrying out these duties, Godwin probably amused himself by hunting in the wilds of Swinwudu, or was entertained in his hall by Ðorvald ðe Scop.
	www.regia.org /drengham.htm (585 words)

	Anglo Saxon Chronicles 1040 - 166 AD
		And Sweyn the earl, son of Godwin the earl, came in to Bosham with seven ships; and he obtained the king's protection, and he was promised that he should be held worthy of everything which he before possessed.
		While Godwin the earl and Beorn the earl lay at Pevensey, then came Sweyn the earl, and begged Beorn the earl, with fraud, who was his uncle's son, that he would be his companion to the king at Sandwich, and better his affairs with him.
		And there was Harold the earl, and would work their reconciliation if he might, but he could not: but all his earldom him unanimously forsook and outlawed, and all who with him lawlessness upheld, because he robbed God first, and all those bereaved over whom he had power of life and of land.
	www.webmesh.co.uk /a-s-chronicles7b.htm (15585 words)

	ASChonicle_part4
		In the same year died Bishop Godwin at St. Martin's, (85) on the seventh before the ides of March; and in the self-same year died Wulfric, Abbot of St. Augustine's, in the Easterweek, on the fourteenth before the calends of May. Pope Nicholas also died; and Alexander was chosen pope, who was Bishop of Lucca.
		Norway, and Tosty the earl, and their forces, were gone from their ships beyond York to Stanfordbridge, because it had been promised them for a certainty, that there, from all the shire, hostages should be brought to meet them.
		Earl William, in conjunction with the king of the Franks, was to be his guardian; but Earl Robert came and slew his kinsman Arnulf and the earl, put the king to flight, and slew many thousands of his men.
	monsitedl.ifrance.com /aschronicle4.htm (13044 words)

	Copyright 2004 J. David Goldin
		Earl Godwin (Washington, D. C.): Washington has practically gone back to the "Ice Age." Russia is acting as a purchasing agent for Germany.
		Earl Godwin (Washington, D. C.): "The greatest thrill in town is a fourteen year old child who was invited to the White House.
		Earl Godwin (Washington, D. C.): A message to Congress from President Roosevelt is being made by transcription for radio broadcast.
	radiogoldindex.com /cgi-local/p2.cgi?ProgramName=Morning+News+Roundup (6121 words)

	William_Earl_Godwin
		Sergeant Godwin was killed in an accident while responding to a 'suspect with a gun' call at a limousine service company on NC 54.
		Sergeant Godwin was a life-long resident of Morrisville who enjoyed riding his motorycycle and boat trips on Jordan Lake.
		Sergeant Godwin's K9 partner Gray retired shortly after the accident and went to stay with the Godwin family.
	www.geocities.com /ncleom/William_Earl_Godwin.html (143 words)

	Edward Godwin -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Most of his life was devoted to thinking about the theater of the future, and the inspiration behind much of the practice and theory in the theater today stems from his pioneering work.
		An English bishop and historian, Francis Godwin wrote the first story of space travel in English literature, The Man in the Moone: or A Discourse of a Voyage Thither by Domingo Gonsales, the Speedy Messenger.
		He was born on Dec. 19, 1875, in New Canton, Va. He graduated from Harvard University in 1912, and in 1915 he founded the Association for the Study of Negro (now Afro-American) Life and History.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9037181 (843 words)

	The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle: Part 5: A.D. 1052 - 1069
		This same year was given to William, the priest, the bishopric of London, which before had been given to Sparhafoc.)) ((A.D. This year died Elfgive, the lady, relict of King Ethelred and of King Canute, on the second before the nones of March.
		And Leofric the earl died, and Elgar his son succeeded to the earldom which the father before held.)) A.D. This year was Earl Elgar banished: but he soon came in again by force, through Griffin's assistance: and a naval armament came from Norway.
		And they then took to themselves Morkar for earl; and Tosty went then over sea, and his wife with him, to Baldwin's land, and they took up their winter residence at St. Omer's.)) A.D. This year came King Harold from York to Westminster, on the Easter succeeding the midwinter when the king (Edward) died.
	sunsite.berkeley.edu /OMACL/Anglo/part5.html (9742 words)

	The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle 1050-1065
		Earl Siward, and Earl Leofric, and much people with them from the north: and it was told Earl Godwin and his sons, that the king and the men who were with him would take counsel against them; but they prepared themselves firmly to resist, though they were loth to proceed against their natural lord.
		This year was Earl Elgar banished: but he soon came in again by force, through Griffin's assistance: and a naval armament came from Norway.
		This year went Earl Harold, after mid-winter, from Gloucester to Rhyddlan; which belonged to Griffin: and that habitation he burned, with his ships and all the rigging belonging thereto; and put him to flight.
	www.chrisbutterworth.com /hist/asc1050.htm (8354 words)

	Earl Godwin, newscaster (Meet the Veep), dies at 75 September 23 in History
		Earl Godwin, newscaster (Meet the Veep), dies at 75 September 23 in History
		Earl Godwin, newscaster (Meet the Veep), dies at 75
		Emancipation from the bondage of the soil is no freedom for the tree.
	www.brainyhistory.com /events/1956/september_23_1956_118323.html (48 words)

	Siward on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A Danish warrior, he probably came to England with King Canute.
		At the behest of King Harthacanute in 1041 he ravaged Worcestershire and perhaps murdered Eadwulf of Northumbria; thereafter he was himself earl of Northumbria.
		He supported Edward the Confessor against Earl Godwin in 1051 and in 1054 defeated Macbeth, king of Scotland, on behalf of Siward's nephew, later Malcolm III.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/S/Siward.asp (237 words)

	Lesson 1: Earl Godwin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Edward spent the first part of his life in Normandy.
		When Edward became king in 1042, the most powerful Anglo-Saxon in England was Earl Godwin of Wessex.
		(b) Read Earl Godwin and fill in the missing names on the chart.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /A1MED.htm (245 words)

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