Westminster 1040-1043 ADI do not believe in coincidences where the Norman witch is concerned, so it was no surprise, therefore, that Harthacnut"s problems emerged in Worcester. The King summoned me and Earl Leofric and ordered us to raise an army to ravage Worcester and harry the scir in retribution for the murder of two tax collectors. To us, the concept of slaughtering our fellow Saxons was as bitter as bile in the mouth. I persuaded Leofric to delay the operation by camping outside the walls of the city whilst I hastened to ascertain the facts from my friend, Bishop Lyfing.
“Earl Godwine, as a man of God, I cannot condone the deed,” he said. “The perpetrators must be caught and brought to justice, but it will be a difficult task. The people are sullen and united against the King"s exac
