Tovi

Waltham Abbey (town) - Early History
... in the early 11th century when his standard-bearer Tovi or Tofig the Proud, founded (or rebuilt) a church here to house the miraculous cross discovered at Montacute in ... After Tovi's death around 1045, Waltham reverted to the King (Edward the Confessor), who gave it to the Earl Harold Godwinson (later king) ... Harold rebuilt Tovi's church in stone around 1060, in gratitude it is said for his cure from a paralysis, through praying before the miraculous cross ...

Phantom (Sword Of Truth) - Plot Summary
... as they hurry to catch up with the fourth Sister, Tovi ... Unbeknownst to them, Tovi is dead, stabbed by Samuel and allowed to die after being questioned by Nicci ... traveling toward Caska where they believe Tovi has gone ...

Waltham Abbey Church - History - The Holy Cross
... of the 11th century, the church and manor of Waltham were held by an Anglo-Danish Thegn called Tovi the Proud ... Cross") or "Waltham Chronicle" tells how in about 1016, at another estate of Tovi's at Montacute near Glastonbury, his blacksmith found a large black flint (or marble) crucifix buried ... Tovi had the cross loaded onto an ox-cart, but the oxen would only go in one direction and continued every day until they reached Waltham, a journey of some 150 miles ...

Chainfire - Plot Summary
... As Nicci investigates she discovers that it is Sister Tovi, one of the Sisters of the Dark who gave an oath to Richard in order to be free of Jagang ... Nicci uses deception to learn everything she can from Tovi, discovering that it was Samuel who stabbed Tovi and took the Box of Orden she was carrying ... and Cara return to the Wizard's Keep and, with the information gathered from Tovi and the book "Chainfire", they finally manage to convince Zedd, Nathan, and Ann of the truth ...