Hereward

/ (ˈhɛrɪwəd) /

noun

called Hereward the Wake. 11th-century Anglo-Saxon rebel, who defended the Isle of Ely against William the Conqueror (1070–71): a subject of many legends

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Hereward's natural beauty and agility will take him through.

Once a Week |Alan Alexander Milne
She would gladly have exchanged it for the lint-white locks of Hereward.

A Popular Schoolgirl |Angela Brazil
From that day to this, Duke of Hereward, I have never once seen your name printed or written, and never once heard it breathed.

The Lost Lady of Lone |E.D.E.N. Southworth
Hereward started at the snare which had been laid for him; and then fell into a very great laughter.

Hereward, The Last of the English |Charles Kingsley

"He is gone to his grandfather himself, I verily believe," quoth Hereward.

Hereward, The Last of the English |Charles Kingsley

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Hereward

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