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	Waltheof - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-09)
		In 1075 Waltheof joined the conspiracy against the king arranged by the earls of Norfolk and Hereford; but soon repenting of his action he confessed his guilt to Archbishop Lanfranc, and then to William, who was in Normandy.
		Weak and unreliable in character, Waltheof, like his father, is said to have been a man of immense bodily strength.
		Devout and charitable, he was regarded by the English as a martyr, and miracles were said to have been worked at his tomb at Crowland.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Waltheof (245 words)

	Britannia History: Waltheof, Earl of Huntingdon and Northumberland
		Waltheof was one of the hostages, including Edwin, Morcar and Archbishop of Canterbury Stigand, taken to Normandy in 1067 and kept there till mid 1068.
		Waltheof’s exploits of beheading many of the Normans with his long axe as they came through the gates was recorded in sagas and remembered for years after.
		Waltheof was kept in close confinement for several months before he was sentenced by the King to be beheaded or treason.
	www.britannia.com /history/articles/waltheof.html (2259 words)

	Waltheof Siwardson, Earl of Huntingdon and Northumberland
		After behaving himself for 2 years, Waltheof was granted the Earldom of Northumberland as a replacement for the disgraced Gospatric.
		Waltheof sent some of his huscarls to kill the brothers Carlson and their kin.
		Balancing this dark side of Waltheof’s character is his support of the Church, including the financing of several new foundations.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Aegean/3532/wal.htm (2231 words)

	waltheof (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-09)
		Waltheof was an English eorl of Northampton until elevated by William The Conqueror to other estates in the northern marches and the honour of Huntingdon.
		Waltheof was given the earldom of Northumbria [replacing Gospatric earl of Northumbria] in 1072 and revolted against William I in the same year.
		Waltheof is recorded to have taken part in rebellions [1069, 1072 and 1075] against the Norman invaders in the North of England.
	members.tripod.com /~midgley/waltheof.html (3588 words)

	Notes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-09)
		Waltheof, was the younger son of Earl Siward of Northumbria.
		Waltheof was captured and was executed on 31st May 1076.
		Waltheof was the only prominent Englishman to be executed in William's reign.
	www.packrat-pro.com /hun.htm (329 words)

	Banks/Dean Genealogy - Person Page 52
		She married Waltheof II of Northumberland, son of Sigurd of Northumberland and Ælflæd (?), in 1070.
		Waltheof II of Northumberland held the title of Earl of Huntingdon, Northampton, and Northumberland.
		Waltheof was young when his father died, and the earldoms were given to Harold's brother Tostig.
	www.gordonbanks.com /gordon/family/2nd_Site/geb-p/p52.htm (2813 words)

	Ancestors from New England and Europe - pafg367 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		Waltheof de St Liz, Abbot of Melrose +-9846 was born about 1094 in of,Huntingdonshire,England.
		Waltheof Earl of Dunbar *-9854 [Parents] was born about 1062 in of Dunbar,East Lothian,Scotland.
		Waltheof Earl of Northumberland *-10161 [Parents] was born about 1042 in of,,Northumberland,England.
	www.angelfire.com /fl/Sumter/pafg367.htm (653 words)

	Abbeys
		Four years earlier Walter had founded the abbey of Rievaulx, one of the most famous houses of the Cistercian Order, and now he invited the monks to settle a daughter-house on his lands at Old Warden in Bedfordshire.
		Waltheof was the stepson of King David of Scotland and had been prior of the Augustinian monastery of Kirkham before joining the ranks of the Cistercian monks at Rievaulx.
		When the See of York fell vacant in 1140 Waltheof (Waldef) was among the candidates, but he was vetoed by King Stephen because of his close relations with the King of Scotland.
	cistercians.shef.ac.uk /abbeys/warden.php (349 words)

	Elstow Abbey - History
		Waltheof, the Saxon Earl of Huntingdon, of was one of the last great Saxon Earls.
		However, Waltheof was amongst those pardoned by the King who, to gain his future allegiance, gave him the hand of his niece Judith in marriage.
		However, Waltheof joined another uprising in Norwich in 1075 which was also a failure and in 1076, he was brought back in chains to Winchester, where he was beheaded.
	www.elstow-abbey.org.uk /history/index.html (995 words)

	BBC - Radio 4 This Sceptred Isle - The Norman Conquest
		Waltheof gave himself up to William, who beheaded him - this was considered harsh if not unfair, the Norman knights merely had lands confiscated and were imprisoned for life.
		William the Conqueror was said to have been obsessed by guilt over his treatment of Waltheof until his own death a decade later.
		Waltheof joined the revolt of the Norman earls in 1075 and was once again defeated
	www.bbc.co.uk /radio4/history/sceptred_isle/page/8.shtml?question=8 (354 words)

	Robert Henshaw
		Waltheof was too young so the Earldom went to Tostig, the brother of the king who held it till he was banished Oct. 1065.
		Waltheof's family on his mother's side was Earl Uhtred who had been the Earl of Northumbria earlier.
		Waltheof was born into this high-ranking family and he would have known Hallam near Sheffield from childhood.
	www.robinhood.ltd.uk /robinhood/Graham_Kirkby.html (4747 words)

	Saints of August 3
		Waltheof was the grandson of the Northumbrian patriot Saint Waldef, and the second son of Earl Simon of Huntingdon and Matilda (Maud), daughter of Judith, the niece of William the Conqueror.
		Waltheof followed his mother to the Scottish court, where he became an intimate friend of Saint Aelred, who was master of the royal household at that time.
		In 1140, Waltheof was chosen by the canons of York to succeed Thurstan as archbishop, but King Stephen quashed the election because of Waltheof's known Scottish sympathies.
	www.saintpatrickdc.org /ss/0803.htm (2055 words)

	Hallamshire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Waltheof initially submitted to King William I and was allowed to keep his pre-conquest lands.
		After the death of Saint Liz, Maud married David, the heir to the crown of Scotland, and the Waltheof's lands were passed to him.
		Some historians have suggested that Sheffield was the location of Waltheof's aula, stating as evidence that the Domesday book asserts that the manor of Sheffield had once been inland of the manor of Hallam—that is, land reserved for the Lord of the manor.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hallamshire (1049 words)

	Waltheof, 1st Earl of Northampton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Waltheof, 1st Earl of Huntingdon and Northampton (1045- 1076) was the last of the Anglo-Saxon earls, remaining in England for a decade after the Norman conquest.
		He was a son of Earl Siward of Northumbria, and, although he was probably educated for a monastic life, became Earl of Huntingdon and Earl of Northumbria about 1065.
		This land Roger de Busli holds of the Countess Judith." (Hallam, or Hallamshire, is now part of the city of Sheffield, in the county of South Yorkshire).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Waltheof,_1st_Earl_of_Northampton (463 words)

	Patron Saints Index: Saint Waltheof of Melrose
		Even as a child, Waltheof felt drawn to churches, and later to the religious life.
		Following his father's death, he, his mother and his brother moved to Scotland where Maud married King David I. Part of David's court where he was educated and became a spiritual student of Saint Aelred, master of the royal household.
		Chosen archbishop of York in 1140, but King Stephen opposed Waltheof's connections with and sympathy toward Scotland, and prevented the appointment.
	www.catholic-forum.com /saints/saintw31.htm (274 words)

	The resistance of the English to the Normans Conquest
		The Normans in York were slaughtered, with Earl Waltheof's exploit of slaying a hundred Frenchmen with his long-axe as they tried to escape through a gate, ending up in heroic verse.
		Waltheof declined to be involved in the plot, but also declined to betray them.
		At first the king accepted Waltheof's protestations of innocence but, some say on the information given to him by his niece Judith, Waltheof's wife, he later charged the Earl of Northumberland with treason and had him beheaded.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Aegean/3532/resist.htm (3274 words)

	Van's Character Profile: Backstory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-09)
		At one point in time, the leadership of the clan was set to be inherited by a young man of the name Waltheof, the eldest son of the current leader.
		"Waltheof's heart was in the right place as far as the well-being of his people was concerned, he was far from perfect.
		"Waltheof boasted in his drunkenness that he was more powerful than the god of this tree, then he proceeded to chop it down.
	oregonstate.edu /~vandehes/profile/backstory.html (3921 words)

	Robin Hood's home is found.
		He was executed for rebelling against the Norman invaders, and the home was inherited by his son Robert Fitzwalter, a noted archer.
		It is now believed that Aruther was a Roman officer during the dieing days of the Roman Empire in the Briton or even the period after while the Romanized celts were still acting somewhat like the Romans.
		I used to think Robin Hood was real, but I've heard many times that he was based on other people, such as Waltheof, or even of a Pagan God who dressed up in green leaves and that's why Robin Hood is shown wearing green.
	forums.canadiancontent.net /history/47850-robin-hoods-home-found.html (2962 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: The Winter Mantle: Books: Elizabeth Chadwick (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-09)
		For Waltheof of Huntingdon, however, rebellion is not at the forefront of his thoughts.
		Things do not go well for Waltheof, who is easily led by rebels that happen to be his friends and he is eventally executed at the King's command.
		However, all that is about to change as Simon is commanded by the new King, William Rufus, to take over the control of his estates much to the chagrin and disgust of Judith and much to the delight of Matilda, her daughter.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Winter-Mantle-Elizabeth-Chadwick/dp/0751529583 (1034 words)

	Book Information: Winter Mantle, the :: Internet Book List :: A database of book information and reviews
		For Waltheof of Huntington, however, rebellion is not at the forefront of his thoughts.
		As their children grow, Waltheof and Judith must choose between their feelings for each other and older loyalties.
		The son of William’s chamberlain, he shares a special bond with Waltheof, who rescued him from being trampled by a horse when he was a squire.
	www.iblist.com /book27090.htm (287 words)

	New Mexican Roots - New England Roots Judith de Lens
		Waltheof II Earl of Northumbria 1st Earl of Northumberland, Hungdon and Northamptom
		Judith married Waltheof II Earl of Northumbria 1st Earl of Northumberland, Hungdon and Northamptom, son of Ealred Earl of Northumbria and Huntingdon and Ælfflaed of Bernicia.
		(Waltheof II Earl of Northumbria 1st Earl of Northumberland, Hungdon and Northamptom was born before 1035 in Huntingdon, England, died on 31 May 1076 in St. Giles Hill, Winchester, Hampshire, England and was buried in Crowland.)
	www.cybergata.com /roots/1128.htm (161 words)

	Robin Turns Outlaw - Robin Hood Loxley Little John Hathersage legend outlaw Barnsdale Nottingham crusades chivalry
		After the death of Edward the Confessor the new king, William the Conqueror, took many of the English nobility, barons, and those popular with the English, including Waltheof the Earl of Huntingdon back to Normandy as hostages on pain of death to prevent the English rising up against the Conqueror.
		As the hunting seasons came round the countryside near Robin Hood's home would be thronged with knights and barons whose skills had been honed to perfection after many years of hunting and fighting and whose very lives depended on their prowess with sword, spear, staff, and bow.
		While remaining outwardly friendly to William, Waltheof who was the Earl of Huntingdon and a proud Saxon fought against the Conqueror and took York.
	www.robinhoodloxley.net /mycustompage0011.htm (914 words)

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		The thin man, despite his obvious physical infirmities, pushed Earl Waltheof against the wall and stood protectively in front of him, his staff grasped and held like a quarter-staff, ready to strike.
		I think I recognise that voice and that stance." Waltheof moved alongside the ancient warrior and peered at the darkened figure before him.
		There were small lumps in the scar tissue where fragments of bone were still working their way to the surface.
	members.tripod.com /~GeoffBoxell/part.htm (1077 words)

	Origin of the HALLAM Name (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-09)
		Waltheof was one of the most powerful Danish earls who were allowed to retain their manor lands and titles after William the Conqueror established his hold on England, and he actually married into William the Conqueror's family.
		The original manor was owned by Waltheof (the last of the Saxon barons) and then eventually passed to the Dukes of Norfolk who are still associated with it.
		The name is familiar from such usages as Hallam Moors, the Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Hallam University, Hallam FM Radio, Hallam Arena and as a parliamentary constituency.
	www.hallamfamily.co.uk /other/origin.html (562 words)

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		Waltheof went, with gifts in hand; he told his story and Waltheof with him, but seemingly not under restraint, till he came Breton by birth and earl of a Danish land, asked help in Britanny flocked to him.
		King Swegen, now almost at the end of his reign under the command of his son Cnut, the future saint, together with in East and West.
	www.findword.org /la/l.html (497 words)

	Amazon.com: The Winter Mantle: Books: Elizabeth Chadwick (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-09)
		Waltheof is even more certain of his own desires: He decides then and there that he will have Judith for a wife.
		When Waltheof makes another misstep, Judith must make the most wrenching choice of her life, one whose consequences will endure for her lifetime and beyond.
		Waltheof is a great big bear of a man, who wears the winter mantle of the title - a massive polar bear skin unique in all the lands.
	www.amazon.com /Winter-Mantle-Elizabeth-Chadwick/dp/0312312911 (2261 words)

	Waltheof of Bernicia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Waltheof I was the earl of Northumbria (963-995), the son and successor of Osulf I.
		It remained in his family when Earl Siward married his great-granddaughter and named his son Waltheof.
		Nothing is known about Waltheof I's reign, despite its length.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Waltheof_of_Bernicia (122 words)

	Jocelin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He rose in the service of Abbot Waltheof, and, by the time of the short abbacy of Waltheof's successor Abbot William, Jocelin had become prior.
		However, it is known that he entered as a novice monk in Melrose Abbey during the abbacy of Waltheof (ab.
		After the death of Abbot Waltheof, his successor, Abbot William, refused to encourage the rumours which had quickly been spreading about Waltheof's saintliness.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jocelin (3699 words)

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