Willelm I Engla Cyning
Engla Cyning and Eorl of Normandige From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Remove ads
Ƿillelm I (ymb 1028 - 9 Hāligmōnað 1087), ġewunelīċe cnāwen swā Ƿillelm sē Oferswiþend and hwīlum Ƿillelm Bastard, wæs sē fyresta Norþmandisċa Cyning on Englum, fram 1066 oþ his dēaþ on 1087. Æftercumling of Hrolf Gangere wæs hē Eorl of Normandige fram 1035 anweard. On 1066, æfter þām dēaþe of Ēadweard sē Andettere, oferfēoll Willelm Englaland, þurh þæt hē Norþmannhere æt siġe lǣdde, aġēn þā Ænglisċan nīeda of Harold II Cyning æt þām Ġefeohte of Hæstings, þǣræt hē æfterwearde winneras endode under þǣre tīde cnāwen swā sēo Norþmannoferswīþing. Þæs oþres his lifes wæs gemearcod þurh winnan to geryman his geweald ofer Englaland and his eorþan land, and þurh earfoðu mid his yldestan suna, Hroðberht Sċorthosan.
Ƿilhelm was unsinsċipelīċ sunu of Hroðberht I, Heretoga of Normandiġe and his lufestre Herlefa.
Remove ads
Deaðleod
Æfter Willelmes deaþe cyninges wrat man in þæm Cranice:
| “ | He rixade ofer Englæland. ⁊ hit mid his geapscipe swa þurhsmeade. þæt næs an hid landes innan Englælande. þæt he nyste hwa heo hæfde. oððe hwæs heo wurð wæs. ⁊ syððan on his gewrit gesætt. Brytland him wæs on gewealde. ⁊ he þær inne casteles gewrohte. ⁊ þet Manncynn mid ealle gewealde. Swilce eac Scotland he him underþædde. for his mycele strengþe. Normandige þæt land wæs his gecynde. ⁊ ofer þone eorldom þe Mans is gehaten he rixade. ⁊ Gif he moste þa gyt twa gear libban. he hæfde Yrlande mid his werscipe gewunnon. ⁊ wiðutan ælcon wæpnon. Witodlice on his timan hæfdon men mycel geswinc. ⁊ swiðe manige teonan. Castelas he let wyrcean ⁊ earme men swiðe swencean. Se cyng wæs swa swiðe stearc ⁊ benam of his underþeoddan man manig marc goldes ⁊ ma hundred punda seolfres. Ðet he nam be wihte ⁊ mid mycelan unrihte of his landleode for littelre neode. He wæs on gitsunge befeallan ⁊ grædinæsse he lufode mid ealle. He sætte mycel deorfrið ⁊ he lægde laga þærwið, þæt swa hwa swa sloge heort oððe hinde, þæt hine man sceolde blendian. He forbead þa heortas swylce eac þa baras, swa swiðe he lufode þa headeor swilce he wære heora fæder. Eac he sætte be þam haran þæt hi mosten freo faran. His rice men hit mændon ⁊ þa earme men hit beceorodan. Ac he wæs swa stið þæt he ne rohte heora eallra nið, ac hi moston mid ealle þes cynges wille folgian, gif hi woldon libban oððe land habban, land oððe eahta oððe wel his sehta. Wala wa, þæt ænig man sceolde modigan swa hine sylf upp ahebban ⁊ ofer ealle men tellan. | ” |
Þis gewrit is stycce. Þu most Wikipædie mid ætiecunge .Remove ads
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Remove ads