Godwin of Wessex
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin,_Earl_of_Wessex
The Origin of Godwin, Freeman Vol I , note ZZ
https://archive.org/details/cu31924088007582/page/n505/mode/2up?view=theater
Note Freeman’s derision of the Knytlinga saga as ‘untruth’. “Now the Knytlinga Saga is a Saga, and I have given some specimens of its inaccuracies and confusions. In this very story it would be hard to reconcile the author's conception of the battle of Sherstone with the truth of history.” … “The whole narrative of the War of Cnut and Eadmund in the Knytlinga Saga is so utterly confused and unhistorical that nothing can be safely said as to time, place, or circumstance.”
The Exploits and Marraige of Godwin, Freeman Vol I, note EEE
https://archive.org/details/cu31924088007582/page/n519/mode/2up?view=theater
Godwin’s wife Gytha Thorkelsdóttir, daughter of Thorgils Sprakaleg,
sister of Earl Ulf Thorgilson, married Godwin c1019
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gytha_Thorkelsd%C3%B3ttir
The House of Godwin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Godwin
The Children of Godwin
Freeman, vol II, note F
https://archive.org/details/historyofnormanc02free/page/552/mode/2up?view=theater
Eadgyth [Edith] - wife of Edward the Confessor, born c 1020
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_of_Wessex
Sweyn Godwinson, born c 1021
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweyn_Godwinson
Harold Godwinson, born c1022
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Godwinson
Tostig Godwinson, born c1023
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tostig_Godwinson
Gyrth Godwinson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyrth_Godwinson
Leofwine Godwinson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leofwine_Godwinson
Wulfnoth Godwinson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wulfnoth_Godwinson
Gunhildr Godwin’s daughter, a nun of whom almost nothing is known
Aelfgifu, Godwin’s daughter, allegedly promised to one of William’s nobles as part of Harold’s oath
1066 was a year of change described in many primary sources. This blog complements the forthcoming book "Blakkbyrd of Highcliffe".
Monday, 8 November 2021
Godwin of Wessex
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