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Leofwine is an Old
English name
meaning "dear friend." A
modern German equivalent is
Levin or Lewin. The name may
refer to:
Leofwine (bishop of Lindsey)...
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Leofwine Godwinson (c. 1035 – 14
October 1066) was a
younger brother of King
Harold Godwinson, the
fifth son of Earl Godwin. When the
Godwin family was...
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Leofwine (died in or
after 1023) was
appointed Ealdorman of the
Hwicce by King Æthelred the
Unready of
England in 994. The
territory of the
Hwicce was...
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fought with
Harold at Hastings,
including Harold's
brothers Gyrth and
Leofwine and two
other relatives. The
English army
consisted entirely of infantry...
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Gytha and sons Sweyn,
Tostig and
Gyrth sought refuge in Flanders; sons
Leofwine and
Harold fled to Dublin,
where they
gained the
shelter and help of Diarmait...
- II) (c. 1022 – 1066),
Tostig (c. 1026 – 1066),
Gyrth (c. 1030 – 1066),
Leofwine (c. 1035 – 1066), and
Wulfnoth (c. 1040 – 1094).
Edith was the firstborn...
- p****ed to one of the
leading families of the region,
probably first to
Leofwine,
ealdorman of the
Hwicce under Æthelred, but
certainly soon to his son...
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Gytha had
several children – six sons: Sweyn, Harold, Tostig, Gyrth,
Leofwine and
Wulfnoth (in that order); and
three daughters:
Edith of Wes**** (originally...
- killed. Less than a
month later,
three of her sons: Harold, Gyrth, and
Leofwine, were
killed by
William the Conqueror's
invading Norman army at the Battle...
- hereditary. For four generations,
Mercia was p****ed from
father to son:
Leofwine, Leofric, Ælfgar, and Edwin. To
reward Godwin for his support,
Edward made...
