According to John of Worcester, Godwin was the son of a Wulfnoth who was the son of Æthelmær, brother of Eadric Streona, but in the view of nineteenth century historian William Hunt, this is almost impossible chronologically.
According to John of Worcester, Godwin was the son of a Wulfnoth who was the son of Æthelmær, brother of Eadric Streona, both sons of an otherwise unknown Æthelric. In the view of nineteenth century historian William Hunt, this is almost impossible chronologically.