Gudine jarl Ulvnadsson ^{1 2 3}

   Cause of his death was apoplexy.

   Other names for Gudine were Godwin and Godwine.

  General Notes:

Gudine (Godwin) var en anglosaksisk stormann. Han nevnes alt i 1018 som jarl av Wessex under Knud den Store av Danmark. Det kom imidlertid til åpen strid mellom Knud og Gudine i 1051. Han ble dømt til landflyktighet, men vendte tilbake allerede året etter og tiltvang seg atter sine jarledømmer.

Fra Snorre Sturlasson: Harald Hardrådes saga:
"75. Edvard Adalrådsson var konge i England etter Hordaknut, sin bror. Han ble kalt Edvard den gode (Edward Confessor, 1042-1066), og det var han også. Mor til kong Edvard var dronning Emma, datter til Rikard Rude-jarl (i Rouen). Hennes bror var Robert jarl, far til Viljalm Bastard (Wilhelm Erobreren), som da var hertug i Ruda i Normandi. Kong Edvard var gift med dronning Gyda, datter til jarlen Gudine (Godwin) Ulvnadsson. Brødrene til Gyda var Toste jarl - han var eldst -, den andre var Morukåre jarl, den tredje Valtjov jarl, den fjerde Svein jarl, den femte Harald - han var yngst. Han vokste opp i kong Edvards hird og var hans fostersønn; kongen elsket ham overmåte høyt og regnet ham som sin egen sønn, for kongen hadde ikke barn selv."

Han døde av slag ved kongens bord i 1053.
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Godwine

Also spelled Godwin, earl of Wessex, the most powerful man in England during the opening years of the reign of Edward the Confessor.

Godwine became a favourite of King Canute the Great, who made him earl of Wessex about 1018. In the disputes over the succession that followed the death of Canute, Godwine was held responsible for the murder (1036) of one of the claimants to the throne, Alfred the Aetheling. Godwine maintained his position, however, and went on to dominate Edward the Confessor.

In 1045 Godwine married his daughter Edith to Edward. Nevertheless, Edward wanted to throw off Godwine's influence so that he would be free to fill his court with Norman courtiers. In 1051 he outlawed Godwine for refusing to punish the men of Dover, who had defied a Norman lord.

Edward's pro-Norman policies, however, soon aroused widespread hostility. Seizing his opportunity, Godwine emerged from exile to join his son Harold and invade England in September 1052. The defenseless Edward was forced to restore all the possessions and offices of the Godwine family. Harold became earl of Wessex upon the death of Godwine, and in 1066 he succeeded to Edward's throne as Harold II.

  Noted events in his life were:

• He was an Earl of Wessex.

Gudine married Thyra Svendsdatter, daughter of Svend I Haraldsson Tjugeskjegg of Denmark and Gunhild Mieczyslavsdatter of Poland. (Thyra Svendsdatter was born in 994 and died in 1018.)

Gudine next married Gyda Torgilsdatter, daughter of Torgils Sprakalegg and Unknown, in 1019 in Halland, Sweden. (Gyda Torgilsdatter was born about 997 in Halland, Sweden and died after 1067.)

  Marriage Notes:

The marriage resulted in the birth of at least twelve children:
Driella of Wessex (c. 1019);
Edith of Wessex, (c. 1020 - December 19, 1075), queen consort of Edward the Confessor;
Sweyn Godwinson, Earl of Mercia (c. 1021 - 1052). At some point he declared himself an illegitimate son of Canute the Great but this is considered to be a false claim;
Harold II of England (c. 1022 - October 14, 1066);
Gungilda of Wessex, a nun (c. 1024 - 1080);
Ylgiva of Wessex (c. 1025);
Tostig Godwinson, Earl of Northumbria (c. 1026 - September 25, 1066);
Ydgiva of Wessex (c. 1028);
Gyrth Godwinson (c. 1032 - October 14, 1066);
Leofwine Godwinson , Earl of Kent (c. 1035 - October 14, 1066);
Wulfnoth Godwinson (c. 1036 - 1087);
Ylfgar of Wessex (c. 1038). ⁴