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Godwin, Earl of Wessex

Godwin, Earl of Wessex (c.1001 - 15 April 1053)

Attributed:

  • "Sir king, I have been often accused of harbouring traitorous designs against you, but, as God in heaven is just and true, may this morsel of bread choke me if even in thought I have ever been false to you." (just before he choked to death on a piece of bread at the table of King Edward "the Confessor")


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