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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 ...
Harefoot Family History Harefoot Name Meaning English: from Middle English bare-fot ‘with bare feet, barefooted’ (Old English bær ‘bare, naked’ + fōt ), a nickname for someone who was in the habit of going about his business unshod, or used to signify friars, pilgrims, and those doing penance.
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Mar 17, 2016 · Key facts about Harold Harefoot. 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 ...
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Harold Harefoot. Harold I or Harold Harefoot was King of England during the 11th century. His reign was one of the shortest in the English history. Doubts about his paternity kept away from being crowned right after his father, Cnut the Great’s death. Several rumours regarding the legitimacy of his claim of being Cnut the Great’s son had ...
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 ...
Oct 27, 2016 · 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. Harald would only rule England for five years until his untimely death at twenty-four. Succession
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 ...
