Rory will be regaling tales of the Hereward legend and sounding his new horn, which should delight the kids who can pose for photo's with Hereward the Wake outside Ely Cathedral, if they ask.
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What made William advance when he did, which route did he take and where was Hereward? I will be giving clues to these answers ahead of the publication of my academic text 'On the Conqueror's Trail' next year, when I introduce Rory G as Hereward the Wake outside the cathedral at 1pm.

It is a moment filled with epic mystery. The sources speak of treachery and betrayal, a secret pathway and a surprise assault. Where was Hereward? According to one source he was out foraging! Picking nuts and berries just does not sound very heroic, so much for Hereward's last stand...

4. The WakeHereward Project marks the occasion through medieval re-enactor Rory G appearing as Hereward at Bourne Town FC on Saturday 6th September 3pm and opening the Hereward Wargames Show at 10am on Sunday 7th at The Cresset, Peterborough.

(image: Count Baldwin V of Flanders).

3. the entrance to his family estate and a group of unarmed Normans occupying his home. Enraged, he swiftly leapt from the shadows and slaughtered them, hanging their heads in place of his brother's and firing the rebellion in the Fens that would span five years.

2. Robert the Frisian when he heard of England's fate & decided to return home to collect his inheritance after hearing of the death of his father.
The 12th Century Gesta Herwardi claims that when Hereward returned to his hometown of Bourne he discovered his brother's decapitated head hanging from

By the end of Lewis' Hereward Charity Challenge fundraising success along the Hereward Way where over £2.5K was raised for charity we had found our Standard Bearer in young Percy Lamb who has represented Hereward's Standard Bearer Rahenald the Steward of Ramsey in many events and appearances since.

living history re-enactors and others associated. It also gained the 'seal of approval' from Johnny Wake of the Wake family from Courteenhall, which was a great honour for the WakeHereward Project.

one would associate with such a formidable warrior as Hereward the Wake.
It didn't come easy, Lewis and I haggled and bickered on several different suggestions. At one point Charlie left the conversation 'I'll leave you chaps to it' - but we eventually got there with a flag that got the approval of

'British Lion', tying him to the modern day United Kingdom.
Once we had finalised our idea it was then left to Charlie from Cantanware to materialise our collective vision. The way he designed the Wake Knot into the flag was ingenious and the black lion rampant gave it the power and presence

It was also used in England after the Union of the Crowns in 1603.
It was used in the Royal Arms of the United Kingdom after the Act of Union in 1707
Therefore, as well as the lion rampant representing Hereward's position as a military commander in the Flanders army, it is also representative of the

The Flanders flag today has a lion rampant in black. The lion on the Flanders flag did not appear until after Hereward's time but it felt appropriate as the lion rampant has been used as a royal emblem in Scotland and England. It was first used in Scotland by William I also known as William the Lion

The colours chosen were red and yellow, the heraldic colours of the Wake Family, but I felt it still required more and I found this in Hereward's connection to Flanders. According to the legend Hereward fought as a mercenary in the army of Baldwin V Duke of Flanders.

The Wake family connection to Hereward is disputed however they have been safeguarding Hereward for several hundred years. Regardless I decided we should go with the knot as it gave us a deep connection to the Hereward legend and would be much better than something we personally invented.