Part of a powerful triumvirate of earls with Leofric of Mercia and Siward of Northumbria,he took the side of the town of Dover in a conflict with Eustace of Boulogne that nearly caused a civilwar.
This man's daughter Edith had her jewels confiscated and was confined to a nunnery until shewas reinstated as queen at the threat of invasion a year later. While pretending to back his claim tothe throne, this man had Alfred Aethling blinded with hot pokers and sent to die at Ely Cathedral.According to legend, he was proclaiming his innocence of this crime when he choked on some breadand died. Part of a powerful triumvirate of earls with Leofric of Mercia and Siward of Northumbria,he took the side of the town of Dover in a conflict with Eustace of Boulogne that nearly caused a civilwar. His (*) son is depicted getting an arrow to the eye in the Bayeux Tapestry. For 10 points, name thispowerful lord of Edward the Confessor whose son Harold fought William at the Battle of Hastings.
This man's daughter Edith had her jewels confiscated and was confined to a nunnery until shewas reinstated as queen at the threat of invasion a year later.
Godwin, Earl of Wessex