We can not here describe the various difficulties in which he became involved with the king on account of the Normans, who were continually coming over from the Continent to join Edward's court, and whose coming and growing influence strongly awakened the jealousy of the English people.

Some narration of these events will more properly precede the history of William the Conqueror.

We accordingly close this story of Godwin here by giving the circumstances of his death, as related by the historians of the time.

The readers of this narrative will, of course, exercise severally their own discretion in determining how far they will believe the story to be true.
The story is, that one day he was seated at Edward's table, at some sort of entertainment, when one of his attendants, who was bringing in a goblet of wine, tripped one of his feet, but contrived to save himself by dexterously bringing up the other in such a manner as to cause some amusement to the guests; Godwin said, referring to the man's feet, that _one brother saved the other_.

"Yes," said the king, "brothers have need of brothers' aid.