[PAR] [TLE] Odda of Deerhurst [SEP] Odda of Deerhurst (before 993 – 31 August 1056) was an Anglo-Saxon nobleman active in the period from 1013 onwards.  He became a leading magnate in 1051, following the exile of Godwin, Earl of Wessex and his sons and the confiscation of their property and earldoms, when King Edward the Confessor appointed Odda as earl over a portion of the vacated territory.  Earl Godwin was later restored to royal favour, and his lands returned, while Odda received a new earldom in the west midlands in compensation.  Odda became a monk late in life.  He was buried at Pershore Abbey. [PAR] [TLE] Godwin, Earl of Wessex [SEP] Godwin of Wessex (Old English: "Godƿin" ; 100115 April 1053) was one of the most powerful earls in England under the Danish king Cnut the Great and his successors.  Cnut made him the first Earl of Wessex.  Godwin was the father of King Harold Godwinson and Edith of Wessex, wife of King Edward the Confessor.
[PAR] [TLE] Odda of Deerhurst [ SEP ] Odda of Deerhurst ( before 993 – 31 August 1056 ) was an Anglo - Saxon nobleman active in the period from 1013 onwards . He became a leading magnate in 1051 , following the exile of Godwin , Earl of Wessex and his sons and the confiscation of their property and earldoms , when King Edward the Confessor appointed Odda as earl over a portion of the vacated territory . Earl Godwin was later restored to royal favour , and his lands returned , while Odda received a new earldom in the west midlands in compensation . Odda became a monk late in life . He was buried at Pershore Abbey . [PAR] [TLE] Godwin , Earl of Wessex [ SEP ] Godwin of Wessex ( Old English : " Godƿin " ; 100115 April 1053 ) was one of the most powerful earls in England under the Danish king Cnut the Great and his successors . Cnut made him the first Earl of Wessex . Godwin was the father of King Harold Godwinson and Edith of Wessex , wife of King Edward the Confessor .
How is Odda related to Godwin?
How is Odda related to Godwin ?
Earl Godwin was later restored to royal favour, and his lands returned, while Odda received a new earldom in the west midlands in compensation.
Earl Godwin was later restored to royal favour, and his lands returned, while Odda received a new earldom in the west midlands in compensation.