Hereward is so outraged he leads a band of men in open rebellion against the new King. Note that the preface to Miller and Sweeting's edition attributes authorship to, Rex, Chap. This probably indicates, as the preface to the Gesta suggests, that conflicting oral traditions about Hereward were already current in the Fens in the late 11th and early 12th centuries. ), lifted directly from the actual events of the revolt of the famous Anglo-Danish warrior Hereward[the Wake], and his fierce, prolonged campaign with 100's men against King William (and baron William de Warenne, Ivo Taillebois, etc) on the Isle of Ely in 1070-1? An ancient earthwork about 1.2 miles (2 km) east of Willingham, Cambridgeshire is still visible at the junction of the old fen causeway and Iram Drove. [22], Geoffrey Gaimar, in his Estoire des Engleis, says instead that Hereward lived for some time as an outlaw in the Fens, but that as he was on the verge of making peace with William, he was set upon and killed by a group of Norman knights. [23], Morcar was taken and imprisoned, but Hereward is said to have escaped with some of his followers into the wild fenland and to have continued his resistance. [4] On the other hand, the original version of the Gesta was written in explicit praise of Hereward;[5] much of its information was provided by men who knew him personally, principally, if the preface is to be believed, a former colleague-in-arms and member of his father's former household named Leofric the Deacon.[6]. The desperate defence by Hereward the Wake against William the Conqueror may well have inspired Robin Hood. Hereward appears to have joined them. In, This page was last edited on 27 November 2020, at 14:29. However one thing Hereward has not counted on is the avariciousness and greed of the monks themselves. The fight led to his capture and imprisonment. 1. Robin Hood appears as Akechi's main Persona. van Houts, Elisabeth, "Hereward and Flanders", in Anglo-Saxon England 28, 1999, pp. Peterborough Abbey, in the five or six years after the 1116 library fire there. There are many contenders for who the inspiration behind the English Robin Hood. By the 15th century, the Wake family were claiming descent from him and elevating his ancestry by asserting that he was the son of Leofric, Earl of Mercia and Lady Godiva.[22]. The fight against William the Conqueror does not end with the famous defeat at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. They simply can not cope with any further deprivation so encouraged by a Norman bribe they betray Hereward and show the Normans a secret way to the monastery through the largely inaccessible marshes. Miller, S.H. [31], The existence of Hereward is not generally disputed, though the story of his life, especially as recounted in the Gesta, almost certainly contains exaggerations of his deeds and some outright fictions. [18] At some point in his exile Hereward is said to have married Turfida, a Gallo-Germanic woman from a wealthy family in Saint-Omer. Brainbiter: The Saga of Hereward the Wake, by Jack Ogden, pub. Hereward took revenge on the Normans who killed his brother while they were ridiculing the English at a drunken feast. Hereward stormed and sacked Peterborough Abbey in company with local men and Sweyn's Danes. (transcription) and Sweeting, W. D. (translation), Orchard, Andy. [7] Winston Churchill's terrifying car accident, The extraordinary real life adventure of the real Robin Hood - Roger Godberd, The tragic death of the Princess during the Plague, 1348. Robin Hood (the Richard Greene version) Arthur of the Britons (Oliver Tobias) and a few westerns. Once there they launch a surprise attack and decimate Hereward’s fellow band of men. It also says that he married a second wife after Turfida entered a convent. [17] Joseph Harrop in his 1764 A New History of England, suggests that after his escape from Ely, Hereward went to Scotland. In those times it was a boggy and marshy area. Swein’s first act is to storm and sack Peterborough Abbey in 1070 with local assistance. It is said that the Normans, probably led by one of William's knights named Belasius (Belsar), then bribed the monks of the island to reveal a safe route across the marshes, resulting in Ely's capture. Het is een gagstrip en parodie op de verhalen rond Robin Hood.. Bij de laatste twee albums werden de tekeningen verzorgd door Miguel Diaz Vizoso en Ludowick Borecki.. De strip is geïnspireerd op de film The Adventures of Robin Hood.