Hereward Collection

THE DEATH OF HEREWARD
HEREWARD THE WAKE And with a shout of Torfrida, which made the Bruneswald ring, he hurled the shield full in the Breton's face and fell forward, dead'. Date: 1072

Normans attacking Hereward the Wakes refuge
Hereward the Wake, also known as Hereward the Outlaw or Hereward the Exile (1035-1072) - an Anglo-Saxon nobleman and a leader of local resistance to the Norman Conquest of England

Medieval Debauchery
HEREWARD THE WAKE Surrounded by his drunken men, Hereward (far right) sees Martin Lightfoot departing (far left) with the letter and realises that he must be stopped

Hereward and Torfrida
Torfrida is shocked to to see the legendary fenland hero, Hereward

Hereward Hotel, Margate, Kent
Hereward Hotel, Margate, near Broadstairs, Kent, England. Date: 1910s

Hereward the Wake
HEREWARD known as The Wake Anglo-Saxon rebel and outlaw who opposed William I, taking refuge on the Isle of Ely, the subject of romantic legends. Date: ? - 1072

Norman Battle Scene
A shower of arrows fell upon the column. A fierce battle scene between Hereward and the Norman invaders

Hereward Attacks Normans
Hereward the Wake, legendary Fenland hero, leads an attack against the Normans

Hereward Surrenders
The Anglo-Saxon rebel and outlaw Hereward the Wake yields to William the Conqueror

Hereward & his Mother
HEREWARD THE WAKE Herewards interview with his mother and the priest Herluin, in which she accuses him of robbing the Church of God

Lightfoot Given Letter
HEREWARD THE WAKE Martin Lightfoot undertakes to be the bearer of a letter to Earl Leofric

Hereward & his Uncle
HEREWARD THE WAKE Hereward, on horseback, informs his uncle, the Prior, that he is about to be outlawed

Hereward & Lightfoot
HEREWARD THE WAKE How the swift and aptly named Martin Lightfoot overtook Hereward, who was on horseback

Alftruda Kisses Hereward
HEREWARD THE WAKE Hereward slays a bear and recues Alftruda, who smothers him with kisses

Hereward is Trapped
HEREWARD THE WAKE How Hereward was caught in a trap. He did not flinch. Dropping his reigns and driving in the spurs once more, met them in full shock

Hereward at Sea
HEREWARD THE WAKE Hereward and his men run their ship ashore at Flanders

Hereward at St. Bertin
HEREWARD THE WAKE Hereward enters the consecrated fortress of St. Bertin

Hereward the Beserker
HEREWARD THE WAKE How Hereward the Saxon hero turned into a beserker. Dressed in only a silk shirt and hose, he urges his men to join him against the Normans

Alftruda & Hereward
HEREWARD THE WAKE Alftruda, with her maids, recognises Hereward : So you could not wait for me?, she says, in a quiet whisper

Hereward Vs Normans
HEREWARD THE WAKE How the Saxon hero Hereward cleared Bourne (Lincolnshire, England) of Frenchmen (Normans). The thick of the battle melee

Hereward Learns to Pray
HEREWARD THE WAKE How Torfrida taught the Saxon hero Hereward to kneel down and pray, dogs and baby beside them. Date: circa 1070

Hereward Saves Alftruda
HEREWARD THE WAKE How the Saxon hero Hereward rescued Alftruda from the Normans in the thick of battle

Hereward Guards Alftruda
HEREWARD THE WAKE Hereward and his man lead Alftruda under armed guard to a place of safety. " Are you in arnest?" Alftruda laughed one of her strange laughs

Hereward Tricks William
HEREWARD THE WAKE How Hereward played the Potter and tricked the King (William the Conqueror): Then Hereward looked at the face of the great man and met his match

Hereward Leaves Ely
HEREWARD THE WAKE How Hereward and his men left Ely (Cambridgeshire, England) by rowing boat and how his poor mare Swallow was told to swim, but drowned

Hereward & King William
HEREWARD THE WAKE Hereward kneels before William the Conqueror and held his hands, swearing fealty to him

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