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