Hereward

/ ˈhɛrɪwəd /

noun

Hereward11th-century11th-centuryMAnglo-SaxonPOLITICS: rebel leader called Hereward the Wake. 11th-century Anglo-Saxon rebel, who defended the Isle of Ely against William the Conqueror (1070–71): a subject of many legends

You enjoyed yourself this afternoon, you know you did, and Hereward won you that beautiful cigarette-box.

Winter was also the name of one of the companions of Hereward the Saxon.

Meanwhile the young Duchess of Hereward reached her apartments.

As she entered the drawing-room, the young Duke of Hereward came to meet her.

How could she ever look upon the face of the Duke of Hereward and live?

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