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Look up Godwin in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Godwin is an English-language surname with Anglo-Saxon origins. It means God 's friend and is thus equivalent to Theophilus, Jedediah, Amadeus and Reuel . However, the word "Godwin" can also mean "helper of mankind".
The House of Wessex, also known as the House of Cerdic, the House of the West Saxons, the House of the Gewisse, the Cerdicings and the West Saxon dynasty, refers to the family, traditionally founded by Cerdic of the Gewisse, that ruled Wessex in Southern England from the early 6th century. The house became dominant in southern England after the ...
Specific chapters are devoted to Godwin's involvement in the Anglo-Danish succession, the family's exiling, Harold's trip to Normandy, William of Normandy's claims to the English throne, reassessments of the accepted Norman landing site and traditional site of the battle of Hastings, and the fate of the remaining Godwinsons post-1066.
Added to NRHP. August 24, 1992. Designated VLR. February 28, 1992 [2] Godwin–Knight House is a historic home located at Chuckatuck, Virginia. It was built in 1856, in the Federal style, then elaborately remodeled about 1898 in the Queen Anne style. It is a -story, three-bay, double-pile side-hall-plan frame dwelling. hipped roof front porch.
Nov 15, 2018 · Godwin and Gytha, along with Swein, Tostig and the family’s retainers, spent the winter in Bruges from where Swein, looking to the salvation of his soul, set out on pilgrimage to Jerusalem. According to John of Worcester, Swein walked the whole way, barefoot, but caught a cold on the way home and died.
Oct 26, 2023 · The House of Godwin was an Anglo-Saxon family and one of the leading noble families in England during the last 50 years before the Norman Conquest. Its most famous member was Harold Godwinson, king of England for nine months in 1066. The founder of the family's greatness, Earl Godwin, was raised from comparative obscurity by king Cnut and given ...
Thomas Godwin (also spelled Goodwyn, Godwyn) (died 1677/8) was a Virginia politician, planter and real estate speculator in Tidewater Virginia. He thrice served in the House of Burgesses representing the Nansemond River area (variously Nansemond County , and later Upper Norfolk County), and was its Speaker in the June 1676 session that preceded ...
