The Corbets were a Marcher family who succeeded to the borderlands of the Norman earldom of Shrewsbury after 1102. In the late 11th century, the Corbets were the most powerful tenants of the earls of Shrewsbury in this area, and Old Caus was probably built as part of the initial Norman settlement of the area. Just as Roger de Montgomery named his new castle after his place of origin in Normandy, so also the Corbets adopted a nostalgic name, derived from the Pays de Caux, for their castle.
Parents unknown
Siblings are:
Woerta de Crepon ( b 942 in Pont-Audemer, Normandy, France) m. Touroude de Pont-Audemer Seigneur de Pont-Audemer (-1040)
Senfrie (Sainfrie) de Crepon (970-) m. Unidentified Forrester
Awelina of Sweden (974-) m. Touroude de PONT-AUDEMER Seigneur de Pont-Audemer (-1040)
Herbastus (Herfast) de Crepon (975-)
One of the foresters of Richard 1, Duke of Normandy, was blest with a most beautiful wife, of Danish blood it would appear, named Sanfrie, the report of whose charms inspired the Duke with a vehement desire to ascertain the truth of it by personal observation. He therefore ordered a hunting party in the direction of the forester's dwelling, at which he stopped during the day, as a matter of course for rest and refreshment. The beautiful Sanfrie received her sovereign as was her duty, and the Duke was so captivated that he commanded her husband to resign her to him. As resistance could avail nothing, the woman, who had as much wit as beauty, contrived to substitute her sister for herself, and, the Duke, luckily for all parties, was not only well pleased with the exchange, but piously rejoiced that be had escaped a more flagrant breach of the decalogue. The fair substitute was named Gonnor or Gunnora, and on the death of Richard's first wife became Duchess of Normandy, and mother of Duke Richard I1, called after her Gonnorides. http://www.patpnyc.com/conq/montgmry.shtml
Considered to be the first king of Mercia.
Later records show him the son of Cynewald, son of Cnebba, son of Icel, aka the Iclingas. Most likely, Creoda was the first of this line who managed to maintain a large territory worth recording.
ASC records indicate Creoda died the same year as Ceawlin, but does not mention particular battles they might have had.