Harold Godwinson

Harold Godwinson
King of England (more...)
King of England
Reign5 January — 14 October 1066
Coronation6 January 1066
PredecessorEdward the Confessor
SuccessorEdgar the Ætheling or William the Conqueror
BornCirca 1022
Wessex, England
Died(1066-10-14)14 October 1066 (aged about 44)
Battle of Hastings, Sussex
Burial
SpouseEdith Swanneck
Edith of Mercia
Full name
Harold Godwinson
HouseHouse of Godwin
FatherGodwin, Earl of Wessex
MotherGytha Thorkelsdóttir
HAROLD SACRAMENTUM FECIT VVILLELMO DUCI ("Harold made an oath to Duke William"). Bayeux Tapestry: This scene is said to have taken place at Bagia (Bayeux, probably in Bayeux Cathedral). It shows Harold touching two altars with the enthroned Duke looking on, and is central to the Norman Invasion of England

Harold Godwinson was King Harold II of England (c. 1022 – 14 October 1066). He ruled England after king Edward the Confessor died. He ruled from 5 January 1066 until he was killed at the Battle of Hastings. His death marked the Norman conquest of England and the end of Anglo-Saxon England. unsourced


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