AthelingGodwin, Earl of Wessex
Late Earl of Wessex. 990 to 1053.
What is known, and how well
| Fact | Value | Certainty |
|---|---|---|
| Birth | 990 | Year |
| Death | 1053 | Year |
| Parents | Not recorded | |
| House | House Godwin | |
| Realm | England | |
| How sure we are | Not rated | Of this record as a whole |
Events
- Edward returns to the English throne
The old royal house returns after years of Danish rule.
With Edward, Godwin - Godwin is driven into exile
A quarrel with the king sends England's strongest family across the sea.
With Edward, Godwin, Harold - The Godwins return
The king yields, and the family comes back stronger than before.
With Godwin, Harold, Edward - Earl Godwin dies
Harold inherits the weight of the most powerful family in England.
With Godwin, Harold, Tostig
Family
What is uncertain
- Parentage is not recorded here.
Related people
Sources
Where this is recorded
- The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (Avalon Project)
- Vita Ædwardi Regis, in Lives of Edward the Confessor, ed. H. R. Luard, Rolls Series, 1858
- The Chronicle of Florence of Worcester, trans. Thomas Forester
Reference works
- Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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