Within a few years, however, he had created an earldom of Wessex, encompassing all of England south of the Thames, for his English henchman Godwin.
Mõne aasta pärast rajas ta siiski Wessexi krahvkonna, mis hõlmas kogu Inglismaa Thamesist lõunas, oma Inglise käsilasele Godwinile.