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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". The son of Cnut the Great and Ælfgifu of Northampton, Harold was elected regent of England following the death of his father in 1035.
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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Oct 27, 2016 · Harald I Harefoot – A Short Reign. Canute, king of England, Denmark, and Norway, and his sons Harald Harefoot and Harthacnut. Harald had a short but brutal reign in England. The powerful Earl Godwine understanding the royal situation turned his loyalties from Queen Emma to Harald. Alfred upon visiting his mother in England was captured by ...
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 got the name Harefoot because he was agile and a skilled hunter. Other versions of his name as documented in the history of Ely Abbey are ‘Harefoh’ and ‘Harefah.’. His death has been accounted to a ‘mysterious illness’ or ‘divine judgment’.
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 ...
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]
