Anglo Saxon resistance to Norman rule

Anglo Saxon resistance to Norman rule.

(1069-71)

• King William returned to Normandy only six months after the Battle of Hastings in March 1067.
• Bishop Odo and William FitzOsbern were left to rule England in Williams place.
• Their methods were harsh and unfair towards the Anglo Saxons and many began to rebel against their new Norman lords.

1067 - Eardic 'the wild' and the beginning of armed Anglo Saxon resistance.

• Norman earls took advantage of confusion in 1067 to extend their land in Shropshire and Herefordshire on the border of Wales. 
• the hilly border was known as Marcher Lands (controlled by Normans).
• This created resentment amongst Anglo Saxon thegns who held the land, especially Eardic.
• Under his leadership Anglo Saxon forces allied with the Welsh princes and ransacked Hereford before disappearing back to Wales.

1068 - Rebellion in the Nort…