Talk:Edwin, Earl of Mercia

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There appears to be confusion between the Edwin and Morcar pages. The Edwin page says he died in the Fenland campaign of Hereward the Wake; the Morcar pages say Edwin died in the Welsh campaign of Edric the Wild. Which is correct?

Both are incorrect. Morcar was taken captive at Ely in 1071. Hereward managed to escape ... into legend. Edwin was operating independently from his brother. He was treacherously killed, apparently on his way to Scotland (where is not known), in 1071.

Most historians doubt the claim that Hereward the Wake was related to Leofric of Mercia and Lady Godiva. Hereward's father's name was Leofric, but there are not records of this Leofric holding the lands and fortunes expected of an Earl of Mercia. It is more likely that Hereward's father was Leofric of Bourne, a lesser known historical figure. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.231.208.82 (talk) 06:37, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Edwin's wife's name?
http://www.domesdaybook.net/helpfiles/hs1290.htm states that she received a customary gift ("consuetudo") of 10 ora of pence [£1.2] "so that she might be happy". But what was her name? Zoetropo (talk) 12:45, 15 April 2015 (UTC)

Date when Edwin lost Gilling, North Yorkshire?
Although the transfer of Gilling to Alan Rufus is frequently stated to have been upon Edwin's death in 1071, perhaps it was earlier? Morcar lost his Yorkshire lands in 1068, when the two brothers first rebelled, and these lands were adjacent to Gilling and in Alan's hands in 1086. The Register of the Honour of Richmond claims that the transfer of Edwin's land title occurred "at the siege of York", but which of the many sieges of York is it referring to? The transfer was allegedly at the behest of Matilda, William I's queen; she is thought to have been at Selby in Yorkshire in 1068 when she gave birth to the future Henry I. Zoetropo (talk) 12:57, 15 April 2015 (UTC)