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Famous legendary figures like King Arthur and Robin Hood have one foot planted in fact and one firmly planted in fiction. This is also true for Hereward the Wake, an Anglo-Saxon nobleman who helped lead the resistance against the Norman conquest of England from his base camp in the treacherous wetlands of the English Fenlands. Hereward the Wake’s story may not be as well remembered today, but it is just as fascinating. We’re just not sure how true it is. Hereward the Wake and Unreliable Sources Anything said about Hereward the Wake should be taken with a pinch of salt. There are several primary sources we can use to study Hereward’s life including the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (the version written at