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* AbductionIsLove: [[spoiler:Thormod]] seems to think so. He's severely deluded.
* ActionHero: Hereward.

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* %%* AbductionIsLove: [[spoiler:Thormod]] seems to think so. He's severely deluded.
* %%* ActionHero: Hereward.



* TheCareTaker: Zainab. To a lesser extent, Torfrida.
* CharacterTitle: Obviously.
* CombatByChampion: Hereward vs. Holbert de Guines.
* CoolSword: Brainbiter.

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* %%* TheCareTaker: Zainab. To a lesser extent, Torfrida.
* %%* CharacterTitle: Obviously.
* %%* CombatByChampion: Hereward vs. Holbert de Guines.
* %%* CoolSword: Brainbiter.



* DressingAsTheEnemy: A regular ploy.
* DualWielding: Lewine.

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* %%* DressingAsTheEnemy: A regular ploy.
* %%* DualWielding: Lewine.



* EyepatchOfPower: Lysir; also Christian in Book 2.
* TheFaceless: The Guardian of Wandlebury.

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* %%* EyepatchOfPower: Lysir; also Christian in Book 2.
* %%* TheFaceless: The Guardian of Wandlebury.



* RapePillageAndBurn: The Harrying of the North.
* RebelLeader: Hereward, obviously; also Edric.

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* %%* RapePillageAndBurn: The Harrying of the North.
* %%* RebelLeader: Hereward, obviously; also Edric.

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* HairTriggerTemper: Ivo Taillebois.
* HerHeartWillGoOn: [[spoiler: Torfrida]] at the end of Book 3.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Ulric]].
* HeterosexualLifePartner: Hereward and Martin; Winter and Gwynnog; Winter and Hereward before the latter's banishment.
* HistoricalFiction

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* %%* HairTriggerTemper: Ivo Taillebois.
* %%* HerHeartWillGoOn: [[spoiler: Torfrida]] at the end of Book 3.
* %%* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Ulric]].
* %%* HeterosexualLifePartner: Hereward and Martin; Winter and Gwynnog; Winter and Hereward before the latter's banishment.
* HistoricalFiction
banishment.



* HookHand: Gartnait Ironhook. Surprisingly enough.
* IDieFree
* InadequateInheritor: The sons of King Harold.
* KingArthur: In the "Wendel" flashback in Book 2, it's pretty clear who the Britons' mystery commander is meant to be. (Edric also compares himself to Arthur in Book 1.)

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* %%* HookHand: Gartnait Ironhook. Surprisingly enough.
* %%* IDieFree
* %%* InadequateInheritor: The sons of King Harold.
* KingArthur: In the "Wendel" flashback in Book 2, it's pretty clear who the Britons' mystery commander is meant to be. (Edric also compares himself to Arthur in Book 1.)
Harold.



* LegacyImmortality: [[spoiler: The Guardian of Wandlebury.]]

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* %%%* LegacyImmortality: [[spoiler: The Guardian of Wandlebury.]]



* TheMiddleAges
* MysteriousPast: Martin, initially; later, Christian.
* NamedWeapons: Brainbiter.

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* TheMiddleAges
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%%* MysteriousPast: Martin, initially; later, Christian.
* %%* NamedWeapons: Brainbiter.



* NomDeGuerre: Naemansson.

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* %%* NomDeGuerre: Naemansson.



* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething

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* %%* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething



* SecretUndergroundPassage: How the outlaws get into [[spoiler: Thornbury.]]

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* %%* SecretUndergroundPassage: How the outlaws get into [[spoiler: Thornbury.]]



* SpoiledBrat: Mariana in Book 2 has more than a touch of this.

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* %%* SpoiledBrat: Mariana in Book 2 has more than a touch of this.



* WellIntentionedExtremist: Edric could be called this, if you're feeling generous.
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* TheJester: Loquifer.

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'''''The Hereward Trilogy''''', by Marcus Pitcaithly (author of ''Literature/TheRealmOfAlbion''), is a series of [[HistoricalFiction historical novels]] about the semi-legendary English rebel leader Hereward the Wake. The novels in the series are:

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''The
Hereward Trilogy''''', Trilogy'', by Marcus Pitcaithly (author of ''Literature/TheRealmOfAlbion''), is a series of [[HistoricalFiction historical novels]] about the semi-legendary English rebel leader Hereward the Wake. The novels in the series are:







* AbductionIsLove: [[spoiler: Thormod]] seems to think so. He's severely deluded.

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\n* AbductionIsLove: [[spoiler: Thormod]] [[spoiler:Thormod]] seems to think so. He's severely deluded.
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* UsefulNotes/AngloSaxons



* TheHouseOfNormandy: Obviously.
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* {{Badass}}: Many, many characters fit this mould. Hereward, of course; also Torfrida, Martin, Wulfric, and Ulric; Edric and Starkad in their rather darker ways.
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'''''The Hereward Trilogy''''', by Marcus Pitcaithly, is a series of [[HistoricalFiction historical novels]] about the semi-legendary English rebel leader Hereward the Wake. The novels in the series are:

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'''''The Hereward Trilogy''''', by Marcus Pitcaithly, Pitcaithly (author of ''Literature/TheRealmOfAlbion''), is a series of [[HistoricalFiction historical novels]] about the semi-legendary English rebel leader Hereward the Wake. The novels in the series are:
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* AngloSaxons.

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* AngloSaxons.UsefulNotes/AngloSaxons
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Grendel to Starkad: "Look after Mother."
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* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Ulric]].
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* TheFaceless: The Guardian of Wandlebury.


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* RedRightHand: Gartnait's hook; Grendel's deformed appearance, though there's an element of sympathy here, and his handsome brother Starkad proves even more dangerous.
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* MismatchedEyes: Hereward.
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* BadassLonghair: Since the English (and Scots, Irish, Danes, etc.) are marked out by wearing their hair much longer than the Normans, there are quite a few of these. Hereward and Starkad stand out among those specifically described as long-haired.
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* ShoutOutToShakespeare: Book 2's flashbacks to Hereward's time in Scotland reference ''{{Macbeth}}'', and occur in a chapter entitled "Daggers in Men's Smiles" - a quote from the play.

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* ShoutOutToShakespeare: Book 2's flashbacks to Hereward's time in Scotland reference ''{{Macbeth}}'', ''Theatre/{{Macbeth}}'', and occur in a chapter entitled "Daggers in Men's Smiles" - a quote from the play.

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* BearsAreBadNews: Harek the polar bear. Though it's easy to pity the imprisoned beast, and Hereward does [[spoiler: deeply regret having to kill him]].



* EverythingsWorseWithBears: Harek the polar bear. Though it's easy to pity the imprisoned beast, and Hereward does [[spoiler: deeply regret having to kill him]].

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* FrenchJerk: Technically, most of the Normans. Although the fact that Normandy was at the time both culturally distinct and politically an enemy of the Kingdom of France is clearly laid out.



* KingIncognito: This is what [[spoiler: Christian]] claims to have spent the last three years as, before revealing himself in Book 2... but [[spoiler: we never find out if he really is Harold - and it's hinted that Lysir may be]].



* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: This happens a lot.

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* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: This happens a lot. Notably [[spoiler: Lysir]], who may actually be [[spoiler: Woden]]!
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* ShoutOutToShakespeare: Book 2's flashbacks to Hereward's time in Scotland reference ''[[Macbeth]]'', and occur in a chapter entitled "Daggers in Men's Smiles" - a quote from the play.

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* ShoutOutToShakespeare: Book 2's flashbacks to Hereward's time in Scotland reference ''[[Macbeth]]'', ''{{Macbeth}}'', and occur in a chapter entitled "Daggers in Men's Smiles" - a quote from the play.

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* TheRevolutionWillNotBeVilified: Hereward and his core group of companions are heroic rebels.



* ShoutOutToShakespeare: Book 2's flashbacks to Hereward's time in Scotland reference ''[[Macbeth]]'', and occur in a chapter entitled "Daggers in Men's Smiles" - a quote from the play.



* WarriorPrince: William; Svend; Malcolm; Macbeth in the flashback to his death. (Also [[spoiler: Christian, if he really is Harold...]])

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* WarriorPrince: William; Diarmait; Svend; Malcolm; Macbeth in the flashback to his death. (Also [[spoiler: Christian, if he really is Harold...]])
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* DeadLittleSister: [[spoiler: Toli]] is a [[spoiler: Dead Little Brother]].
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* AntiHero: Many, of varying [[SlidingScaleOfAntiHeroes types]]. Most prominently, Hereward himself is basically a Type I Anti-Hero, Martin a Type III, and Edric a Type V.
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* BadassLonghair: Since the English (and Scots, Irish, Danes, etc.) are marked out by wearing their hair much longer than the Normans, there are quite a few of these.

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* BadassLonghair: Since the English (and Scots, Irish, Danes, etc.) are marked out by wearing their hair much longer than the Normans, there are quite a few of these. Hereward and Starkad stand out among those specifically described as long-haired.
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* BadassLonghair: Since the English (and Scots, Irish, Danes, etc.) are marked out by wearing their hair much longer than the Normans, there are quite a few of these.


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* RapePillageAndBurn: The Harrying of the North.
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* AdiposeRex: By the middle of the second book King William is growing stout; the Afterword to the third mentions (accurately) that he was obese by the time he died.
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* TheAlcoholic: Prince Godwin in the first book.
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* MismatchedEyes: Hereward.

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* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething



* Main/WarriorKing: William; Svend; Malcolm; Macbeth in the flashback to his death. (Also [[spoiler: Christian, if he really is Harold...]])

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* Main/WarriorKing: WarriorPrince: William; Svend; Malcolm; Macbeth in the flashback to his death. (Also [[spoiler: Christian, if he really is Harold...]])
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* EverythingsWorseWithBears: Harek the polar bear. Though it's easy to pity the imprisoned beast, and Hereward does [[spoiler: deeply regret having to kill him]].
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* FullBoarAction: The hunt for the Yule boar in Book 1.
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* DeadLittleSister: [[spoiler: Toli]] is a [[spoiler: Dead Little Brother]].
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* WarriorKing: William; Svend; Malcolm; Macbeth in the flashback to his death. (Also [[spoiler: Christian, if he really is Harold...]])

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* WarriorKing: Main/WarriorKing: William; Svend; Malcolm; Macbeth in the flashback to his death. (Also [[spoiler: Christian, if he really is Harold...]])

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