Siward
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Siward may refer to:
- Siward, king of GötalandSynardusIn Gesta Danorum, Siward, , was an ancient king in Götaland, who had a daughter named Alfhild, who became a legendary Viking pirate.To protect his daughter from unworthy suitors, Siward had her chamber guarded by a lizard and a snake...
- Siward (Abbot of Abingdon)Siward (Abbot of Abingdon)Siward was Abbot of Abingdon in Berkshire and Bishop of St Martin's.Siward was a monk at Glastonbury until he was appointed Abbot of Abingdon in 1030. He was made Bishop of St Martins in 1044, but resigned and died in 1048 .- References :*Kelly, S. E. 2000. Charters of Abingdon, part 1....
(d. 1048), Bishop of St. Martins - Siward, Earl of NorthumbriaSiward, Earl of NorthumbriaSiward or Sigurd was an important earl of 11th-century northern England. The Old Norse nickname Digri and its Latin translation Grossus are given to him by near-contemporary texts...
(d. 1055), Anglo-Scandinavian earl of Northumbria (also portrayed as a character in Shakespeare's Macbeth) - Siward (Bishop of Rochester) (d. 1075) Bishop of Rochester
- Siward BarnSiward BarnSiward Barn was an 11th century English thegn and landowner-warrior. He appears in the extant sources in the period following the Norman Conquest of England, joining the northern resistance to William the Conqueror by the end of the 1060s. Siward's resistance continued until his capture on the...
(fl.FloruitFloruit , abbreviated fl. , is a Latin verb meaning "flourished", denoting the period of time during which something was active...
1066 to 1087), English resistor to William the Conqueror