He's got some expensive armour and a horse (so he's pretty senior) and he's shown on a foraging expedition, so there's a good chance that he had a significant role in the logistics of William's army.
Almost certainly contributed money towards the tapestry, or was favoured by those who did.
I read Caesar's commentary on the war in Gaul recently, and every time he mentions a heroic soldier by name there's a footnote saying "Caesar owed this guy's dad a bunch of money."
Strong rumours his Mum got the stitching contract.
— Lord Stuart Alexander Hamilton of this Parish (@inthestair333) October 7, 2026
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He does turn up again, just not in wool. Domesday Book, twenty years later, lists a Wadard holding land from Odo in several counties. Vital, the other random named rider, is in there too as one of Odo's tenants in Kent. Odo was probably putting his own men in.
yeah that kind of makes it funnier imagine odo being like 'make sure you get my boy wadard in'
— weird medieval guys NEW BOOK OUT NOVEMBER 5!!! (@WeirdMedieval) October 7, 2026
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backdoor pilot character that didn't catch on
— celine dionysus / NEW SPLIT EP OUT! (@celinedionysus_) October 7, 2026
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Retainer of Odo of Bayeux, the likely commissioner of the tapestry. Likely a case where they were stitching and he just insisted he ought to be included halfway through
