C. T. Suddeth

Leofric, Earl of Mercia was born in Staffordshire about 968 AD, died 31 August or 30 September 1057. He was allied with the Danish in Danelaw, the Danish controlled part of England and may have been Danish. Though he fought in wars, he is remembered for being Lady Godiva’s husband when she rode through Coventry. Since she is my great…great grandmother, he is my great…great grandfather. His emblem was the double-headed eagle.