Escape of 'Hereward the Wake' Anglo-Saxon Rebel 1930s Trade Ad Card

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Escape of 'Hereward the Wake' Anglo-Saxon Rebel 1930s Trade Ad Card
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AND
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THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 1930s TRADE - ADVERTISING CARD
HEREWARD THE WAKE
Hereward the Wake, (flourished 1070-71), Anglo-Saxon rebel against William the
Conqueror and the hero of many Norman and English legends. He is associated with a
region in present-day Huntingdonshire and Northamptonshire.
In 1070, expecting a conquest of England by King Sweyn II of Denmark, Hereward
and some followers joined a force of Danish sailors who had come to Ely. Together
they sacked Peterborough Abbey, perhaps to prevent its treasures from falling into the
hands of the new Norman abbot, Turold. Soon after, Sweyn made peace with William
the Conqueror, and so the Danes returned home. Hereward, however, established
himself on the Isle of Ely, which in 1071 became a refuge for Anglo-Saxon fugitives,
notably Morcar, earl of Northumbria. Williams forces eventually captured the isle after
a methodical assault, but Hereward managed to escape. He is the hero of Charles
Kingsleys last novel, Hereward the Wake (1866).
THE REVERSE SIDE HAS TEXT ABOUT THE IMAGE ON THE FRONT
THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
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