
422 – Hereward: The Man, the Myth, The Legend
The British History Podcast
The Rise and Fall of Heroward
Heroward had an army. He was no longer leading what the scribes called a gangga. But this thing had grown far beyond those early days. Infiltration is a common problem for any popular movement, especially when the powerful see that movement as a threat to their grip on power. Heroward could lean on more than just oaths because he was also living in an era of intense religious belief.
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