Siward Barn, Anglo-Saxon nobleman, associated in later historical accounts with the pre-Conquest lordship of Adlingfleet
Dates: floruit before 1066; lost his lands after joining the revolt of 1069-1071
Biography
Siward Barn was a prominent late Anglo-Saxon landholder and kinsman of the royal house. He submitted to William the Conqueror but later joined the resistance associated with the Danish invasion and Hereward the Wake, after which his estates were forfeited.
Notes / Sources
The manor connection is directly supplied by Domesday evidence for Adlingfleet.
Research sources:
- Open Domesday, Adlingfleet, Yorkshire, citing Domesday Book, Yorkshire 17W1; owners recorded as Lord in 1066: Siward Barn. — https://opendomesday.org/place/SE8421/adlingfleet/
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