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Description edit
Edyth, wife of King Harold of England, disappeared forever on the day of the great Battle of Hastings in 1066, taking with her the legitimate heirs to the thrones of England and Wales. This is the story of that amazing woman, who loved and married the King of Wales and then the man who would... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Edyth/Aldith: The main character, First Lady of England
- Griffith: Edyth's husband, Prince of Wales
- Harold Godwine: Edyth's second husband, last Anglo-Saxon king of England
- Edwin: Edyth's brother, earl of Mercia
- Osbert: Edyth's loyal retainer
- Gwladys: Edyth's loyal Welsh servant
- Emma: Edyth's nurse
- Tostig: Harold's rebellious brother
- Gytha: Harold's mother
- Leofwine: Harold's youngest brother
- Madog: Griffith's servant
- King Edward: Elderly king of England
- Harald Hardraada: Norwegian invader
- Aelfgar: Edyth's father
- Duke William: Invader of England
- Wulfstan: Pious bishop
- Rhodri: Edyth's second son
- Gyrth: Harold's brother
- Morkere: Edyth's younger brother, earl of Northumbria
- Stigand: Bishop
- Nesta: Edyth's daughter
- Leofric: Add a description of this character.
- Eldred: Bishop
- Owain
- Merfyn
- Ansgar
- Joan
- Gareth
- Alfred
- Lady Maeve
- Byrhic
- Brian
Setting & Locations edit
British Isles
- Rhuddlan: Edyth's home in Wales
- Stamford Bridge: Battle with Tostig and the Norse
- East Anglia: Edyth's childhood home
First Sentence edit
WHEN THE WIND BLOWS from the Channel, it carries to us the smell of rotting flesh on Senlac Ridge.
Table of Contents edit
Author's Note
Hastings
East Anglia
Ireland
Wales
Griffith
Rhuddlan
Harold
Wessex
Mercia
York
York Minster
London
Thorney
The Isle of Wight
Fulford
Stamford Bridge
Waltham Abbey
Hastings
Wales
Authors & Contributors edit
- Morgan Llywelyn (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1978
ISBN: 039526474X
Page Count: 245
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1978
ISBN: 039526474X
Page Count: 245
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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