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	Channel 4 - History - In the footsteps of King Harold
		Harold II of England – who is best known for having lost the Battle of Hastings, and the crown, to William of Normandy in 1066 – is one of Britain's unsung heroes.
		Harold Godwinsson – the second son of Godwin, earl of Wessex, and his wife Gytha – is born at Bosham, West Sussex on the south coast of England.
		Harold is responsible for the undeserved banishment of Earl Aelfgar, son of Earl Leofric of Mercia and his wife Godiva.
	www.channel4.com /history/microsites/H/history/e-h/harold.html (2250 words)

	Harold Harefoot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		As the son of Canute and his queen Emma of Normandy, Harold's younger half-brother Hartha-Canute was legitimate heir to the thrones of both Denmark and England at Canute's death (1035), but Harold took effective power in England and secured recognition by Hartha-Canute (1036) as regent during the latter's absence in Denmark.
		His period of rule is associated with the blinding and death of Alfred the Aethling, Emma's son by Ethelred, following Alfred's return to the kingdom (possibly in an attempt to take the throne) with his brother Edward.
		Harold died at Oxford in 1040, just as Hartha-Canute was preparing an invasion.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Harold_Harefoot (244 words)

	HAROLD
		Harold Godwinson was the second son of Godwin, Earl of Wessex.
		Harold and Leofwine Godwinson sailed from Bristol for the Norse stronghold of Dublin in Ireland.
		Harold led a fleet that sailed from Bristol and raided along the Welsh coast, distracting the Welsh forces whilst Tosti, with a mounted force, entered North Wales from the Chester area.
	geoffboxell.tripod.com /harold.htm (7882 words)

	History Bookshop.com: Harold I (Harefoot), King of England
		Harold was the illegitimate son of King Cnut and his English mistress Aelfgifu.
		On his father's death, in 1035, Harold was elected regent by the Witan (the King's council of the highest nobles and clergy) while Harthacnut, his rival for the throne and half-brother, was in Denmark.
		Harold died childless and Harthacnut was invited to become king.
	www.historybookshop.com /articles/people/monarchs/harold-1-harefoot.asp (254 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Godwin, Earl of Wessex
		Godwin was the father of Harold II and of Edith of Wessex, wife of Edward the Confessor.
		Harold Harefoot, illegitimate son by Aelgifu of Northampton, usurped the throne of England.
		On 1037, the throne of England was reportedly claimed by Alfred of Wessex, son of Emma of Normandy and Ethelred the Unready and half-brother of Harthacanute.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Godwin_of_Wessex (659 words)

	HAROLD (Harefoot)
		Harold was the son of King Cnut and Ælfgifu, who was considered by contemporaries not quite legitimate as Cnut married the widow of King Æthelred Unræd, Emma, in 1017.
		Harold was kept responsible for the murder of Ælfred (1036/1037), a younger son of Æthelred Unræd, who was seen as another royal claimant.
		There was not much recorded of Harold's reign except for a dispute with the church over the ownership of lands at Sandwich.
	www.archontology.org /nations/england/anglosaxon/harold1.php (245 words)

	Harold Harefoot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		As the son of Canute and his Emma of Normandy Harold's younger half-brother Harthacanute was legitimate heir to the thrones both Denmark and England at Canute's death 1035) but Harold took effective power in and secured recognition by Harthacanute (1036) as regent during the latter's absence Denmark.
		Harold never married but he had illegitimate son Elfwine who became a monk on the continent.
		Harold died at Oxford in 1040 just as Harthacanute was an invasion.
	www.freeglossary.com /Harold_Harefoot (598 words)

	History of the Monarchy > The Anglo-Saxon kings > Harold II
		In September, Harald Hardrada of Norway (aided by Harold's alienated brother Tostig, Earl of Northumbria) invaded England and was defeated by Harold at the Battle of Stamford Bridge near York.
		Harold rushed south and, on 14 October 1066, his army of some 7,000 infantry was defeated on the field of Senlac near Hastings.
		Harold was hit in the eye by an arrow and cut down by Norman swords.
	www.royal.gov.uk /output/Page41.asp (253 words)

	TimeRef - History Timelines - Harold (Harefoot, King of England 1037-1040)
		The Earl Godwine sided with Harold and in 1036 Harold was proclaimed as sole Regent.
		King Canute died as Shaftesbury leaving the rule of the country in dispute between Harthacnut (the son of Emma) and Harold Harefoot (the son of Aelfgifu).
		Harold Harefoot was proclaimed king of England, and Emma was exiled to to Bruges.
	www.btinternet.com /~timeref/hpr676.htm (284 words)

	Britannia: Monarchs of Britain
		Harald Harefoot was Regent and King of England, and the son of Canute and Ælgifu.
		He assumed regency at the death of Canute in the stead of his half-brother, Hardicanute, who was then King of Denmark and the legitimate heir to the throne of England.
		In 1037, Harald was elected king and ruled until he died in 1040, just when his half-brother was preparing to invade England to claim his rightful crown.
	www.britannia.com /history/monarchs/mon18.html (72 words)

	Godwins
		Harold was tall, handsome, capable and a superlative general, though inclined to be impetuous.
		There were no realistic heirs to the throne; Harold, as the king’s brother-in-law, and son of a Danish princess, had as good a claim as anyone, and from this point on seems to have set his eyes on attaining it.
		Harold’s claim was even thinner, but he had been elected by the Witan, grafted onto the royal family by being the king’s brother-in-law, and his claim to being chosen by Edward post-dated William’s.
	www.geocities.com /egfrothos/Godwins.html (3481 words)

	Harold the Second
		Harold was particularly friendly with the nephew of Canute, Earl Beorn.
		Harold must have known that this was a difficult and dangerous expedition.
		Harold was involved in a campaign in Brittany during this time and was noted for saving a Norman knight from quicksand.
	www.battle1066.com /harold2.shtml (2902 words)

	King Harold I Harefoot of England ( -1040) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		On the death of Canute in 1035, the witan bestowed upon Harold all the provinces n.
		Harold I (of England), called Harold Harefoot (died 1040), king of England (1037-40), illegitimate son of Canute II, king of Denmark, Norway, and England.
		On his father's death in 1035, Harold claimed the English crown, despite Canute's designation of Hardecanute, Harold's legitimate half brother, as the successor.
	www.geocities.com /~latenitejer/Notes/00145.htm (133 words)

	Harold Harefoot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Harold I, surnamed Harefoot, the illegitimate son of Canute, King of England, and Aelfgifu of Northampton.
		Eventually Harold was temporarily elected regent, pending a final settlement on Hardicanute's return from Denmark.
		Hardicanute was preparing to invade England in support of his claims when Harold died at Oxford on the 10th of March 1040.
	www.nndb.com /people/744/000093465 (149 words)

	Harold Harefoot on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		On his father's death (1035) he disputed the succession of his half brother Harthacanute to the English throne.
		A compromise was reached (1036) by which Harold would be regent while Harthacanute would remain in Denmark, but in 1037 Ælfgifu succeeded in having her son recognized as king.
		His brief reign was one of bloodshed and confusion, and he died as Harthacanute was preparing to invade England and claim his throne.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/H/HaroldH1aft.asp (179 words)

	Why Battle at Hastings
		Harold's Brother Tostig became a tyrant in his earldom, and Harold was sent to quell a threat of rebellion, but it would seem that Tostig was becoming psychotic; showing his unpopularity by attacking his own people and his neighbour's.
		Harold's accession to the throne would be a slap in the face to William when the news reached Normandy, and the duke could not afford such a tremendous loss of prestige: he would have to make some move against the usurper Harold.
		Harold replied that, as king of England, he could not enter into political marriage (or betrothal, as William had only been married about fourteen years, and his eldest daughter could not have been more than twelve) without the "Witan's" permission, and that body was opposed to a foreign queen.
	www.science-one.com /new-5516099-4250.html (8807 words)

	Camelot Village: Britain's Heritage and History
		Harold remained unmarried, with no children being recorded in the histories of the time.
		Harold was, at the outset, his first born and legitimate son and therefore the obvious heir to the throne.
		Harold became King of England at the age of 18 and died in Oxford in the spring of 1040 with no immediate heir.
	www.camelotintl.com /heritage/rulers/harold_i.html (220 words)

	channel4.com - Monarchy - Harold I Harefoot, Harthacnut - text only
		However, because Denmark – of which Harthacnut was also monarch – was threatened with invasion from Norway, he was unable to travel to his coronation and instead sent as regents Emma and his half-brother Harold Harefoot (so called because of his fleetness of foot), son of Cnut and his first wife Elgifu.
		The powerful Earl Godwin sided with Harold, and in1037, Emma having fled, Harold seized the treasury at Winchester – and thus the throne – and was crowned at Oxford.
		But the 24-year-old Harold Harefoot died before it arrived and Harthacnut was accepted as his successor.
	www.channel4.com /history/microsites/M/monarchy/biogs/harold_harefoot_harthacanute_t.html (310 words)

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		Harold was accepted as regent, to rule alongside Harthacanut's mother Emma, and Earl Godwin, but with Harthacanut's continued absence, Harold was accepted as king and crowned in 1037 at Oxford.
		His death is recorded as either 5 February 1036 or 1037, the ASC favouring 1036, though either are possible as uncertainty remained in England until Harold was crowned; a situation compounded when Earl Godwin changed sides and supported Harold.
		Nothing is recorded of Harold's reign beyond a dispute with the church over the ownership of lands at Sandwich.
	www.historyincoins.com /Harold-1.htm (296 words)

	History of the Monarchy > The Anglo-Saxon kings > Harold
		Harold Harefoot was the son of Canute and his first wife, Elfgifu.
		The brothers began by sharing the kingdom of England after their father's death - Harold Harefoot becoming king in Mercia and Northumbria, and Harthacanute king of Wessex.
		During the absence of Hardicanute in Denmark, his other kingdom, Harold Harefoot became effective sole ruler.
	www.royal.gov.uk /output/Page36.asp (78 words)

	Harold I 1035-1040
		Harold, the illegitimate son of King Canute, the Dane who ruled England from 1017 to 1035, was made regent of England after his father's death because Canute's legitimate son, Hardecanute, king of Denmark and claimant to the English throne, was occupied with affairs in Denmark.
		In 1036 Harold was responsible for the brutal murder of another royal claimant, Alfred the Aetheling, son of King Ethelred II the Unready (reigned 978-1016).
		Harold then proclaimed himself king and banished Hardecanute's mother.
	pages.britishlibrary.net /mikepymm/harold_(i).htm (107 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Harold Cazneaux
		Cazneaux, Harold (1878-1953), Australian photographer whose landscape images are part of a movement in photography know as pictorialism.
		Harold I (of England), called Harold Harefoot (died 1040), king of England (1037-40), illegitimate son of Canute II, king of Denmark, Norway, and...
		Harold II (of England) (1020?-1066), king of England (January 6, 1066-October 14, 1066), last of the Saxon rulers, and a capable military leader.
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Harold_Cazneaux.html (110 words)

	A Child's History of England (6)
		Harold was now King all over England, though it is doubtful whether the Archbishop of Canterbury (the greater part of the priests were Saxons, and not friendly to the Danes) ever consented to crown him.
		Harold succeeded to his power, and to a far higher place in the attachment of the people than his father had ever held.
		But Harold sent off immediately to Duke William of Normandy, complaining of this treatment; and the Duke no sooner heard of it than he ordered Harold to be escorted to the ancient town of Rouen, where he then was, and where he received him as an honoured guest.
	etext.library.adelaide.edu.au /d/dickens/charles/d54ch/chap6.html (2363 words)

	Harold I -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Harold, the illegitimate son of King Canute, the Dane who ruled England from 1016 to 1035, was made regent of England after his father's death because Canute's legitimate son, Hardecanute, king of Denmark and claimant to the English throne, was occupied with affairs in Denmark.
		In 1036 Harold was responsible for the brutal murder of another royal claimant, Alfred the Aetheling, son of King Ethelred the Unready (Ethelred II; reigned 978–1016).
		Ross, Harold W. editor who founded and developed The New Yorker, a weekly magazine that from its birth in 1925 influenced American humour, fiction, and reportage.
	www.britannica.com /ebc/article-9039312 (758 words)

	Shadowed Realm: Medieval Timeline > Browse by Century
		Harold's death left the throne of England to his brother Hardicanute.
		This battle was a victory for Harold II and England over Norway/the Danes, but it also weakened England's defenses for when the Normans invaded.
		After successfully defeating Harold in battle and completing the Norman Invasion, William was crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey.
	www.shadowedrealm.com /timeline/century.php?Range=Eleventh (1615 words)

	Edward the Confessor - Cunnan
		In 1036 he returned to England with his brother Alfred, to challenge Harold Harefoot for the throne.
		Godwin died in 1053 and his son, Harold Godwinson, took up his cause, and the amassment of greater territorial power, to the despite of the King.
		During the Godwin exile, William of Normandy had visited Edward, and it is believed that it is at this time that Edward promised his the throne of England on his own death.
	cunnan.sca.org.au /wiki/Edward_the_Confessor (384 words)

	Harold I
		After succeeding his father, Harold initiated a series of battles against the other petty kings, climaxed by a great victory at Hafrs Fjord (872) that made him ruler of Norway.
		Although he is considered Norway's first king, Harold controlled only the west coast.
		Migration to Iceland reached its peak during Harold's reign, as did the raids by Norsemen on the coasts of Europe.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/people/A0822781.html (111 words)

	King Harold - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		King Harold I (Harold Harefoot); son of Canute.
		King Harold II (Harold Godwinson); who was killed at the Battle of Hastings.
		This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/King_Harold (106 words)

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