Talk:Leofric, Earl of Mercia

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Leofric, Earl of Mercia.

Im new to this subject, but it intrests me to know more about i never heard of lady godiva until i say a picture and after taking survey of art...i liked it and i started to look up more info on it....im mis inform earl is the wife of godiva, not the lover of gods mother???

I don't see where gods mother comes in. Can you be a little clearer? Also, please add your name with four tildes ( ~ ). Auric The Rad 21:07, Dec 20, 2004 (UTC)

Hereward
Quote: "but it appears that he was not the father of Hereward the Wake (whose father appears to have been a lesser thegn)." Upon what grounds is this assertion made? (RJP 20:01, 16 April 2006 (UTC))

The novel, Hereward the Wake by Charles Kingsley is based upon Hereward being the son of Leofric and Godiva, but there is nothing to support this assertion. -Streona —Preceding unsigned comment added by Streona (talk • contribs) 14:49, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Though never directly stated as Leofrics son Herewald is named as both 'Earls son' and of Bourne from which we can only assume that he is connected to leofric and his role in the rebellion would seem to support that claim. Yes, there is no evidence making him Leofric's son but just as equally there no evidence denying it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.150.120.80 (talk) 00:19, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

Cleanup
Mrs Leofric has her own article at Godiva, and any extended discussion of her belongs there, not here. There's no source for Leofric's improbable age; if he was so old, surely it was noteworthy, but I didn't see anything in the ASC. Lots and lots of missing wikilinks. If Hereward the Wake wasn't Leofric's son, why is that information worth including ? Clearly I'm missing something. Why is a genealogy needed ? Normally they aren't put in such articles. Why are the external links the way they are ? soc.genealogy.medieval is not a reliable source and shouldn't be mentioned here. Research for a novel, however extensive, doesn't fall within the bounds of reliable source either (although the materials consulted undoubtedly are). The ASC (I looked at D) includes several mentions of Leofric, none of which are covered here. Given the minimal sources for the period, the omission of that material is odd. To end on an upbeat note, the material on Godiva could be incorporated there. I had never heard of a link to Ranulf. The material on their religiosity is interesting, although it would be helpful to explain that the myth referred to is Godiva's ride at the beginning of the section. I was rather puzzled by the subtitle until I got half way through it. Angus McLellan (Talk) 23:03, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

I'm working on it. Genie 22:40, 23 June 2006.

It's done. --Genie 20:10, 28 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Hurrah ! The result is yet another fine article, a job well done ! Angus McLellan (Talk) 22:04, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

Cnut
What battles took place in 1017? Was not Northman assassinated along with Eadric Streona, Aethelnmaer se Greata, Ceorlacyng and any of Ethelred's sons he could find ? Also it seems that Leofric was given the Earldom of Mercia even though his father, Leofwine did not die until 1023, although Eadric Streona had previously held the title. It appears that Ealdorman of the Hwicce was a separate position.Streona (talk) 15:02, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Regarding information
At this time the article regarding earl Leofric seems quite bare and out of order, I believe it could be improved in many ways and I have listed them below.
 * 1:Add more relevant information regarding earl Leofric from the many sources available.
 * 2:Cleanup the page (should'nt be to hard).
 * 3:Monitor what is being added to the page and make sure it is factual and relevant.
 * 4:Other things (I dont know?).
 * 4:Excuse my spelling and etc.

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Leofric de Blackwell
According to Williams,Ann (2004). "Leofric de Blackwell,Earl of Mercia (d.1057),magnate Oxford University press & in the book Anglo-Saxon Charters on page 163 Cambridge University press (published December 17th, 2009 by A.J. Robertson. Originally published in 1939. Second edition in 1956 By Land the Oxford History of the Laws of England 871-1216 by the Oxford University press 2601:407:4180:8D80:71C9:5A94:604:A918 (talk) 22:07, 6 September 2023 (UTC)