[2] His family were of Danish origin and held extensive estates in Wessex, as well as Perivale and Northolt in North-West London.

[3] After Edward's death in January 1066, Bondi was kept on as a royal retainer by Harold Godwinson, then William the Conqueror, but gradually lost his positions and estates.

[5] There are few details available on his life, apart from his appointment as staller, a title used for Edward's senior household officials, whose origin, and exact meaning, is disputed.

Their roles often varied; in a charter of 1065, he is referenced as a procurator, in Domesday, he is called forestarius, a title equivalent to Master of the Hunt.

[7] While not extensive, his lands in Berkshire made him part of a group of powerful royal nobles around Edward, including fellow staller Eadnoth, and Ansgar.