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Cards (6)

| career/significance of bishop odo
odo & power
co-regent during william’s absence in 1067
settled land disputes
significance
odo and earl william wrecked king’s attempt to gain Anglo-Saxon acceptance of his reign w/ their violent and oppressive actions
| career/significance of bishop odo
odo and the conquest
1049, made bishop of bayeux despite poor reputation; major supporter of william’s invasion, contributing to the fleet
william reward him w/ earldom kent & gained ctrl of many estates, becoming second largest landholder after king w/ 22 counties
significance
william’s most trusted supporters were family; rewarded richly
despite odo’s bad rep, william gave him important position- william‘s priority was loyalty
| career/significance of bishop odo
odo in trouble
domesday book has complaints of him illegally seizing land inc church land_ lanfranc took complaints against odo william and made him hand back the land
1079, william sent odo to northumberland, following an attack from scotland, who laid waste to the region & robbed everyone
1082, fell out of favour w/ william & was imprisoned
| the harrying of the north
reasons
earl cumin & his men slaughtered_ 1000s normans killed in York @ william swore REVENGE
northern rebels refused to meet william in open battle; attacked once he was elsewhere_ william wanted to make it IMPOSSIBLE for anyone to STAY in the area
previously hadn’t realised how much the north resented rule of south & identified with their danish heritage
| the harrying of the north
reasons
rebellions in the north triggered more in the country; not possible for william to keep dragging troops from one place to another
threat of danish very SERIOUS to everything william achieved in england prioritised england despite rebellions in normandy
| battle of hastings
was harold’s loss bc poor leadership?
harold didn’t achieve surprise: william’s scouts were INFORMED in time for him to LEAVE hastings