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Eadric the Wild was a leader of
English Saxon resistance to the
Norman Conquest, active in western
Mercia.
Lineage
Eadric was apparently the nephew or grandson of
Eadric Streona, ealdorman of Mercia under
Ethelred the Unready. He held extensive lands in
Shropshire, and other estates in
Herefordshire.
Resistance to Norman Rule
After the conquest of England by
William of Normandy, Eadric refused to submit and therefore came under attack from
Norman forces based at
Hereford Castle. He raised a rebellion and with the help of the
Welsh rulers of
Gwynedd and
Powys, the princes Bleddyn and Riwallon, he unsuccessfully attacked the Norman castle at
Hereford in 1067. They didn't take the county, and retreated to Wales to plan further raiding.
During the widespread wave of English rebellions in 1069-70, he burned the town of
Shrewsbury and unsuccessfully besieged the
Shrewsbury Castle, again helped by his Welsh allies from Gwynedd, as well as other English rebels from
Cheshire.
It was probably this combination of forces which was decisively defeated by William in a battle at
Stafford in late 1069. Eadric apparently submitted to King William in 1070 and later participated in William's invasion of
Scotland in 1072.
Traditions
Eadric is mentioned in connection with the
Wild Hunt, and in the tale of
Wild Eadric.
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