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Harold I (died 17 March 1040), also known as Harold Harefoot, was regent of England from 1035 to 1037 and King of the English from 1037 to 1040. Harold's nickname "Harefoot" is first recorded as "Harefoh" or "Harefah" in the twelfth century in the history of Ely Abbey, and according to some late medieval chroniclers it meant that he was "fleet of foot".
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11 min read. King Harold I, otherwise known as Harold Harefoot served as King of England for a short few years, filling in the gap left between his famous father, King Cnut and his younger brother destined to become king, Harthacnut. When Harold secured the throne for himself in 1035, he spent much of his time in power ensuring that he did not ...
Harold Harefoot. March 17, 1040. Harold Harefoot (c. 1015–March 17, 1040) was King of England from 1035 to 1040. His suffix, "Harefoot" was for his speed, and the skill of his huntsmanship. [1] He was the son of Canute the Great, King of England, Denmark, Norway, and of some parts of the Kingdom of Sweden, through his first wife Aelfgifu of ...
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Harold Harefoot, also Harold I, ( c. 1015 – 17 March 1040) was King of England from 1035 to 1040. He was justthe son of Canute the Great, King of England, Denmark, Norway, and some of Sweden, by his wife Aelgifu of Northampton. There was skepticism about his being Canute's son. [1]
Harold I ( c. 1016–40), king of England ( c. 1035–40), known as ‘Harefoot’, was a son of Cnut, by Ælfgifu of Northampton, his first wife. In 1035, on Cnut's death, he claimed the throne of England in opposition to his half-brother Harthacnut, whose mother was Emma, Cnut's second wife. Since the sons were young, the probability is that ...
