. England, from earliest times to the Great Charter . 7^ ^^ 1 ii/m;^,-N /•/ 4^^. Pi,ATB XXIX. Cnux and Ewgiva Ejima pi,acing Goi,D Cross on Ai,tar 280 THE DANISH KINGS falling into disgrace on the accession of Cnut, probably as aresvilt of bis great friendship with Edwy the Atheling. If thisbe so, then Godwin was the nephew of Bthelnoth, Archbishopof Canterbury, and owned Ethelweard the historian as acollateral ancestor. One thing at least is certain : Aethel-maer, Godwin, and Wulfnoth are all named as beneficiariesunder the will of Athelstan, King Ethelreds son, and fromthe form the will t
. England, from earliest times to the Great Charter . 7^ ^^ 1 ii/m;^,-N /•/ 4^^. Pi,ATB XXIX. Cnux and Ewgiva Ejima pi,acing Goi,D Cross on Ai,tar 280 THE DANISH KINGS falling into disgrace on the accession of Cnut, probably as aresvilt of bis great friendship with Edwy the Atheling. If thisbe so, then Godwin was the nephew of Bthelnoth, Archbishopof Canterbury, and owned Ethelweard the historian as acollateral ancestor. One thing at least is certain : Aethel-maer, Godwin, and Wulfnoth are all named as beneficiariesunder the will of Athelstan, King Ethelreds son, and fromthe form the will takes it would appear that at that timeAethelmaer was in disgrace with Ethebed. An Aethelmaerhad, indeed, led the thanes of the West Country and had goneover with his following to SwejTi, King of Denmark, at Bath,in 1013, as we have said. Wulfnoth. Child had also rebelledagainst Ethelred, and had been deprived of his honours bythat King. On the other hand, Ethelweard, brother to Wulf-noth and son of Aethelmaer, had suffered for his fidelity toEdwy the Atheling. In a word, therefo
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