The True Story of Godwin Earl of Wessex | Vikings Valhalla

A lot of you may know Earl Godwin from the show Vikings Valhalla. Here he is presented to us as a calculating man in the court of Emma of Normandy and Cnut the Great. Today I will be taking you to 11th century England where the Anglo-Saxon dynasty had been pushed aside and Viking Kings had taken over. Godwin would use the ongoing chaos to his advantage in order to gain power, this is his story.

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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:38 Chapter 1 - Early life
02:27 Chapter 2 - Rise to Power
05:55 Chapter 3 - Exile, death & Legacy

All Credit for the Music goes to: Savfk - Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXOeF...
https://soundcloud.com/savfk/the-hunt

Sources: Anglo Saxon Chronicle
http://www.public-library.uk/dailyebook/The%20Anglo-Saxon%20chronicle%20%20(1914).pdf

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