CHAPTER XLI. HOW EARL WALTHEOF WAS MADE A SAINT.

Chapter 41 of the book "Hereward, The Last of the English" is presented. This chapter discusses the events at the lodging of Abbot Thorold in Peterborough. It highlights the story of Hereward, son of Lady Godiva and Earl Leofric of Mercia and Chestnut, who was outlawed due to his rebellion against Edward the Confessor. It outlines the events where he was exiled in Europe and working as a successful mercenary for the Count of Flanders, Baldwin V, and for other nobles.