HAROLD HAREFOOT

d. 1040, king of the English (1037–40), illegitimate son of Canute and Ælfgifu of Northampton. 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.

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The Feudal Kingdom of England, 1042-1216
Book by Frank Barlow; Longmans, Green, 1955
Subjects: Great Britain--History--Edward, The Confessor, 1042-1066, Great Britain--History--Medieval Period, 1066-1485
...enforce his claim to England against Harold Harefoot, Cnuts son by Aelfgifu of Northampton...Northumbria, and his brother, Harold, earl of Wessex, made the journey...faction, and he served Kings Edward, Harold, and William with equal disinterestedness...
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Matilda of Scotland: A Study in Medieval Queenship
Book by Lois L. Huneycutt; Boydell Press, 2003
Subjects: Great Britain--History--Henry I, 1100-1135, Henry--I--King Of England--1068-1135--Marriage, Matilda--Queen, Consort Of Henry I, King Of England--1080-1118, Monarchy--Great Britain--History--To 1500, Queens--Great Britain--Biography
...64 Gunnhildr, the daughter of King Harold by his mistress...known. When Alan left, he took with him Harolds daughter Gunnhildr, despite Gunnhildrs...arrived, leaving Alan to kidnap King Harolds daughter in lieu of King Malcolms. Sir...
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Anglo-Norman Studies: Proceedings of the Battle Conference - Vol. 13
Book by Marjorie Chibnall; Boydell Press, 1983
Subjects: Great Britain--History--Angevin Period, 1154-1216--Congresses, Great Britain--History--Norman Period, 1066-1154--Congresses, Normans--England--History--Congresses
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The Life of King Edward Who Rests at Westminster
Book by Frank Barlow; Clarendon Press, 1992
Subjects: Anglo-Saxons--Kings And Rulers--Biography, Edward--King Of England--Ca. 1003-1066, Great Britain--History--Edward, The Confessor, 1042-1066
...usurpers, Cnut and his sons Harold Harefoot and Harthacnut, and of most other...except those excluded from power. Harold Godwinson, after 1053 earl of...Tostigs exile, Edwards death, Harolds seizure of the throne, and the...
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A Child's History of England
Book by Charles Dickens; Books, Inc., 1868
Subjects: Great Britain--History--Juvenile Literature
...VI. England under Harold Harefoot, Hardica nute and Edward...CHAPTER VI ENGLAND UNDER HAROLD HAREFOOT, HARDICANUTE, AND EDWARD THE...that the people called him Harold Harefoot. Hardicanute was then at Bruges...
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Word-Play and Political Satire: Solving the Riddle of the Text of Jezebel
Journal article by Andrew Galloway; Medium Aevum, Vol. 68, 1999
Subjects: Christian art and symbolism--Mutilation, defacement, etc., Latin poetry--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Women--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Ziolkowski, Jan--Works
...the assertion of Jezebel as (incestuous) mother would seem odd, were it not that AElfgifus dangerous sons Swegn and Harold Harefoot were part of the occasion for the political satire. Repeatedly, Jezebel is herself said to be involved with `adulterers...


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POST PUZZLER: 50 for Fun; Phil Brown's Trivia Quiz
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), November 2, 2006
...defeated by William I at Hastings was actually Harold II - Harold I Harefoot, who ruled England briefly 30 years previously, was...which film did actor Ioan Gruffudd play Fifth Officer Harold Lowe? SOLUTIONS 1 Bill Nicholson 2 Roundabout 3 Italy...


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encyclopedia articles on: Harold Harefoot  - 5 results

 
 
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Harold Harefoot
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
HAROLD HAREFOOT d. 1040, king of the English (1037 40), illegitimate son of Canute...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...
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Godwin
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...those of Canutes illegitimate son Harold Harefoot . Godwin apparently permitted the...earldoms for his sons Sweyn and Harold and married (1045) his daughter...succeeded as earl of Wessex by his son Harold. See F. M. Stenton, Anglo-Saxon...
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Harthacanute
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...effective ruler. In England his illegitimate half brother, Harold Harefoot , first acted as regent, then as king (1037 40), while...was reaching a settlement with Magnus I of Norway. Harolds death in 1040 allowed Harthacanute to take over the...
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Canute
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...an army into Scotland to stop Scottish invasions under Malcolm II. Canute was succeeded by his illegitimate son, Harold Harefoot, then by Harthacanute. The name also appears as Cnut or Knut. See biography by L. M. Larson (1912, repr. 1970...
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Rulers of England and Great Britain
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...AEthelred, 1016 Canute, by conquest, 1016 35 Harold I (Harefoot), illegitimate son of Canute, 1037 40 Harthacanute...the Confessor), younger son of AEthelred, 1042 66 Harold II, brother-in-law of Edward the Confessor, 1066...


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