{"product_id":"eadric-the-wild","title":"Eadric the Wild","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs an Anglo-Saxon magnate of Shropshire and Herefordshire, Eadric refused to submit to William of Normandy and actively led English resistance to the Norman Conquest.\u003cbr\u003eHe allied himself with the Welsh prince of Gwynedd and attacked Hereford Castle in 1067. After the  unsuccessful attack, he retreated to Wales to plan further raiding.\u003cbr\u003eDuring the English rebellions of 1069-1070, Eadric and his Welsh allies burned the town of Shrewsbury and unsuccessfully besieged the Castle. After defeat in the battle at Stafford (late 1069), Eadric submitted to King William and later participated in William's invasion of Scotland in 1072.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSculpt: Matthew Bickley; Painting: Ben MacIntyre (https:\/\/www.cultofpaint.com\/)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNB. Folklore from the Long Mynnd and Stiperstones on the Welsh border has Eadric married to a fairie queen who told him he could never reveal her true identity, and if he did, she would leave never to be found again. As the story goes, he eventually told someone the secret and, on returning home, found his wife had vanished. Eadric began an eternal search for her, and if you go into the old lead mines under the Stiperstones, you can still hear him knocking on the walls, looking for the door to the fairie realm where he hopes to find his wife...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Footsore Miniatures","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59071044977021,"sku":"LSX323","price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0657\/9717\/files\/LSX323_1_EadrictheWild.jpg?v=1794398679","url":"https:\/\/footsoreminiatures.co.uk\/products\/eadric-the-wild","provider":"Footsore Miniatures \u0026 Games Limited","version":"1.0","type":"link"}