Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1845-09-04

monty SAID that three NUrmans would
fly at the sight Of one of the Saxons,
and Hereward himself is reported to
have beaten slngly seven Normans on
more occasions than one. His deeds
were the admiration even of his enc
mics; some of the young Norman
knights left their families, and took
oalhs of fidelity TO the Saxon chieiiain,
in order to be partakers in his adven-
lures and in his fame.
One day Two Taillebois, hearing that
Hereward. with no more than hum
dred knights, and about two hundred
footmen, were sojourning in a wood
which nigh. be easily surrounded,
Joined all The forces he could collect
with those Of the Abbot Turold, and
they wen. together against him. Here
ward for some time KEEP, his enemies al
bay with his sklrmiShlng parties, but
at length he was obliged to post his
small army in the strongest position ne
could, and prepare Tor general attack
from an enemy far superior IN mum
oers. Ii was agreed among the Nor
mans that the Abbot of Peterborough,
with some of the Normans Of high
est rank, should keep guard on the out
side Of the wood, willis, Two Tallle-
bois, with the larger par. of their army,
penetrated into it TO attack the outlaws
in their entertainments. For some
time Hereward withs,ood the attack
bravely and successfully; and then sud-
denly the SaXons gave way. and made
a hasty retreat. The Normans, exult-
ing in their victory. followed after; but
while they were slowly forcing their
way through the entangled ,hickels.
Hereward and his companions, who
had executed new siratagem turned
them by quick march, fell unexpec-
teddy upon the party placed under the
command OF Abbo. Turold, killed
many of them, and mounting their foot
men upon the Norman horses. carried
the abbot and the more wealthy of his
companions into the deep recesses of
their forest home, where il was i'll vain
| to pursue them, and they only released
their cap,ives on the payment of heavy
| ransoms. From the Abbot of Peter
borough, who was an especial object of
their hatred. the outlaws eXtor,ed the
immense sum, al that time, Of 10000
mares OF silver.
No sooner had Abbot Turold thus
obtained his liberty, than he showed
his eagernesS for revenge; and he even
offered the treasures and possessions OF
his church, to allure soldiers to join in
this design. When Hereward heard
of this, he determined to pay another
visi. to the abbey of Peterborough
Equally rapid in conceiving and in
executing his plans, he suddenly made
his appearance at nigh, fall of the very
day on which he had received intelii
gence of rurold's proceedings. The
abbot fortunately for himself, escaped,
and concealed himself from his pursu-
ers. But the outlaws burnt the town,
which was probably now Inhabited en-
tirely by Normans, and plundered the
church of its treasures. These how
ever. were restored, in consequence Of
dream which Hereward was said TO
have had the following night
Hereward's mex. hostile expedition
was directed agains, the town of Siam
ford, which had served as place of
refuge to some of his bilteresl enemies.
He marched. as usual in the night,
and his expedition was carried on with
so much silence and secresv, that il
was commonly reported and believed
that the Saxons were attended on their
way by spirits of the wood, bearing
lights visible only to them, and that
their guard was a large white wolf,
which disappeared as the break Of day
found them a, the end Of their journey.
The town, taken by surprise, was oc-
cupied without resistance; and in this
instance Hereward exhibI ted his gen
crosby by liberaiing and pardoning his
enemies.
In the mids, of these daring exploits.
measures were suddenly taken TO pro
cure a reconcilialiol between tlereward
and the Norman king, to which the
former listened less from his despair
of now being able 10 liberate his coun-
try from servilude, than by the per-
snasions of a beautiful and wealthy
widow with whom he appears to have
carried on an intrigue and who had
great power at the court We are in.
formed by his 5iographers that Here
wards first wife. Turfrda, whom he
inns deserted after she had been his
faithful companion and adviser in his
misfor,unes. was to be placed as nun
in the abbey of Croyland, that he was
to receive his pardon, qui, his lawIess
life, and be married to the lady Alirlja
for that was the widows name A.
the two frs. conditions were fulfilled
we are left TO suppose that The marriag,
took place; but il is said, tina, he after
wards acknowledged that he was neve
fortunate in his undertakings after lhi
ac, of weakness and ingrati,ude. II
repaired to Williams court with fort,
E of his bravest companions. and was re
ceived with marked attention and favn
by the conqueror. Ye. the Norma
barons never ceased to regard the Sax
, on soldiers with envy and hatred
| which sometimes broke on, into ope
' broils. in which the impeluosi,y {
. Hereward's temper afforded prele,
to his enemies, who accused him b,