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Hereward

British  
/ ˈhɛrɪwəd /

noun

  1. 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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The mural depicts the band's Abbey Road album cover, and is painted on the side of a Poundland store at Hereward Cross in the city centre, adjacent to a zebra crossing.

From BBC Feb. 14, 2025

Hereward, a novice monk, has to deliver the Holy Gospel of Lindisfarne to a monastery.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 18, 2019

One clue comes from the genetic analysis of the dead conducted by University of Queensland researcher James Hereward.

From Scientific American Feb. 14, 2015

Hereward Holland is a freelance journalist and filmmaker based in London.

From National Geographic

Hereward had not been long in his friend's house, which was in some part of Scotland, when an event occurred which redounded very much to his credit.

From The Boy's Book of Heroes by Helena Peake

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