Hereward the Wake

In what year did the Saxon rebellion against Norman rule take place?

• 1086

• 1070

• 1071

• 1066

Who led the rebel forces against the Normans?

• King Edward the Confessor

• Robert de Hawpool

• Hereward the Wake

• Duke William of Normandy

What was the Isle of Ely known for?

• Its vast expanse of wetlands

• Its high elevation

• Its dense forests

• Its large desert

What did the Doomsday Book note about Hereward?

• He was a king

• He owned land in Lincolnshire

• He was a Norman lord

• He was a mercenary in Flanders

What year is Hereward's birth dated to in the Gesta Herewardi?

• 1035 or 1036

• 1066

• 1071

• 1086

What did Hereward do while in exile?

• Became a monk

• Worked as a mercenary for Baldwin V

• Lived as a hermit

• Studied law in Rome

Who assumed the English throne upon the death of King Edward the Confessor?

• Hereward the Wake

• King John

• Harold of the House of Godwin

• Duke William of Normandy

How did Hereward reportedly infiltrate the Norman encampment?

• Flying over with a hang glider

• Using a secret tunnel

• By swimming across a river

• Disguised as a Potter

What was the fate of Hereward's brother according to the Gesta?

• Became a Norman lord

• Was executed by the invaders

• Fled to Flanders

• Joined Hereward's rebellion

What did King William do to try to end Hereward's rebellion?

• Negotiated peace

• Ordered an army to quash the rebellion

• Ignored it

• Joined forces with the Danes