Chapter XXXVIII

WALTHEOF, SON OF SIWARD:--Tostig usurps the earldom of
Northumberland--Waltheof figures as Earl of Huntingdon--Waltheof
submits to the Conqueror--He joins the Northumbrians in their
insurrection--His share in the death of Comine--Prodigies of
valour--Reconciliation with William--Marriage to
Judith--Friendship with Vaulcher--Fitzosborne and De Gael try to
persuade him to join their conspiracy--Promises secrecy--Is
betrayed by his wife--Is confined in Winchester
Castle--Sentenced to death--Fearing a riot, Waltheof is
privately executed--Judith, Waltheof's wife, is destined for
Simon de Senlis--Her dislike to the match--Judith repairs to
Croyland--Her death in poverty