You know, Time Travel is possible. Yesterday I was neck-deep in the 11th
century.
My goal yesterday, which I did not achieve, was to clean up
some of my genealogy files. I started
with the HARDIN family and Eadnoth. From
Eadnoth, the line is traceable through the Hardins to Storms to Sims to Bace to
Abbott. Whew!
Eadnoth (1024-1068)
”The Staller (master of horse) and Constable” of Somerset, may have been a son,
legitimate or not, of Svend II, Estridsson Ulfussonn King of Denmark 1047 to
1076. Or he may have been a son-in-law
or someone with an active imagination. You
can find pros and cons on any and all paternal choices. But, no one really knows.
One of the things that is historically supportable is that Eadnoth
served three kings – Edward the Confessor, Harold II, and William I (the Conqueror). Because I like to include historical
information of the times, I did some research on Harold II (having some general
idea on the other two already).
Harold (1022-1066) was a son of
Godwin, the Earl of Wessex, and nephew, by marriage, to King Canute the Great
of England and Denmark. Harold was
actually only king for 10 months or so because he was killed at the Battle of
Hastings by the armies of William the Conqueror.
It was really interesting and I learned a lot about his
grandfather Wulfnoth Cild, thegn of
Sussex; Godwin (his father and very
powerful Earl of Wessex); Sweyn Godwinson
(his older brother – a real bad ass); Edyth Swannesha (consort of 20 years and
mother to most of his children); Ealdgyth, daughter of Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia
(wife of 10 months and then he was killed).
Then, I refreshed my memory on just who the Anglo Saxons
were (as they are mentioned numerous times in the historical texts). They were the Angle, Saxon, and Jute tribes that lived along the coast of what's now Holland, southern Denmark, and
a little of the German coast in between. And the Normans ???? They were Vikings that bullied the Frankish
(French) king, Charles, into giving them a large amount of land in northern
France. And, they all invaded England.
Next thing I knew, it was 5pm and Morgan was waiting for her
dinner. I never got off Eadnoth. But, I did learn a great deal.
Take care.
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| Gilly Flower |
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