Wigod (also spelt Wigot) was the 11th century Saxon thegn or lord of the English town of Wallingford, and a kinsman of Edward the Confessor. For their language see Anglo-Saxon language. Anglo-Saxon is the term usually used to describe the invading Tribes in the south A thegn or thane was an attendant servant retainer or official in Early Medieval Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon culture. Wallingford is a small Market town and Civil parish in the upper Thames Valley in Oxfordshire, England. King Edward the Confessor (c 1003 &ndash 5 January 1066 son of Ethelred the Unready, was the penultimate Anglo-Saxon King of England and the last
After the Battle of Hastings, during the 1066 Norman invasion of England, William the Conqueror made for London, but was repulsed at the River Thames. The Battle of Hastings was the decisive Norman victory in the Norman Conquest of England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland William I of England ( 1027 His reign which brought Norman culture to England had an enormous impact on the subsequent course of England in the Middle Ages London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The Thames ( is a major River flowing through southern England. Wigod invited William to Wallingford where he then crossed the river, aiding him in his conquest of England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
His daughter Ealdgyth married Robert D'Oyly, one of William's lords. Ealdgyth was the daughter of Wigod of Wallingford. She married Robert D'Oyly, a Norman nobleman who became lord of Wallingford upon For the nephew of this Robert D'Oyly see the article " Robert D'Oyly (Osney " He became lord of Wallingford upon Wigod's death. Wigod's son, Tokig or Toking, died in battle supporting William the Conqueror. William I of England ( 1027 His reign which brought Norman culture to England had an enormous impact on the subsequent course of England in the Middle Ages
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