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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 ...
Oct 27, 2016 · Harald I Harefoot. Harald I Harefoot was born around 1012 to King Canute and his mother was either Canute’s mistress or his first wife Elgifu of Northampton, the records are unclear. Harald acquired the name Harefoot for his speed and his exceptional skill in hunting.
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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 ...
The name "Tennessee" evolved from Creek and Cherokee words (many state names originate from Native American languages). All State Name Origins. Exact details for the origin of "Tennessee" have been lost over time, but Spanish explorer Captain Juan Pardo was the first to record the name in 1567; at some point he and his soldiers encountered a ...
When Tennessee became a state on June 1, 1796, it was the end of a long process. The idea to create a state from the land west of the Appalachian Mountains wasn’t new. When the British were in control, the land was reserved for Native American peoples only. No one else was allowed to settler here. So what happened when the British lost the American Revolution? The state of North Carolina ...
Mar 17, 2016 · Harold Harefoot was king of England between 1035 (officially 1037) and 1040. He was the son of the previous king of England, Cnut, but had a half-brother who also claimed the throne. He made an enemy of Emma of Normandy, who was trying to keep the throne of England for her own son, and accidentally killed one of her other sons.
Harold I. 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 ...
