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Hereward was born in 1004 in Mercia,England.  Hereward's father was Earl of Mercia, Lord of Coventry Leofric III and his mother was Godiva.  His paternal grandfather was Earl of Mercia, Ealdorman Leofwine Hwiccas and his paternal grandmother is Countess of Mercia Alwara Athelstansdotter; his maternal grandfather is Thorold. He had two brothers named Alfgar and son of Leofric III.  He was the second oldest of the three children.  He died after 1086 in Witham,Lincolnshire,England.


Hereward's family with Thurfrida

‌Hereward and Thurfrida were married in a religious ceremony before 1040 in England.  They had a daughter named Thurfrida(Torfrida).

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