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Hereward the Wake

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11th-century leader of local resistance to the Norman conquest of England

Lived 1032 to 1072 · aged 40
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Hereward the Wake was an Anglo-Saxon nobleman and a leader of local resistance to the Norman Conquest of England. His base when he led the rebellion against the Norman rulers was the Isle of Ely, in eastern England.

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Map showing the Isle of Ely (centre right) surrounded by water, from Joseph Ellis's English Atlas, circa 1765.Map showing the Isle of Ely (centre right) surrounded by water, from Joseph Ellis's English Atlas, circa 1765.Hereward escorts Alftruda, illustration by Henry Courtney SelousHereward escorts Alftruda, illustration by Henry Courtney SelousTitle page of Charles Kingsley's novel Hereward the Wake.Title page of Charles Kingsley's novel Hereward the Wake.

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Hereward the Wake was an Anglo-Saxon nobleman and a leader of local resistance to the Norman Conquest of England. His base when he led the rebellion against the Norman rulers was the Isle of Ely, in eastern England. According to legend, he roamed the Fens, which covers parts of the modern counties of Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire and Norfolk, and led popular opposition to William the Conqueror.

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Lived 1032 to 1072 · aged 40
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