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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...
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    became King of England in 1040 after the death of his half-brother Harold Harefoot, king of England. Harthacnut himself died suddenly in 1042 and was...
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  • Harefoot may refer to: Harold Harefoot, King of England from 1035 to 1040 Harefoot mushroom, Coprinopsis lagopus This disambiguation page lists articles...
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    originally supported Harthacnut instead of Cnut's initial successor Harold Harefoot, but managed to switch sides in 1037—although not without becoming...
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  • wife of Cnut the Great, King of England and Denmark, and mother of Harold Harefoot, King of England. She was regent of Norway from 1030 to 1035. Ælfgifu...
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  • still in war-stricken Denmark, Harold was recognised as king, almost certainly with Godwin's support. In 1040, Harold Harefoot died and Godwin backed the...
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    supporters of Cnut's other son, after Svein, by Ælfgifu of Northampton: Harold Harefoot – regent in England 1035–37 (who went on to claim the English throne...
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  • Haroldsson or Ælfwine (fl. 1060–62) was most probably a son of King Harold Harefoot of England. He was probably born during the early 1030s, either in...
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    act as his regent until his return, which she did in rivalry with Harold Harefoot. Emma is the central figure within the Encomium Emmae Reginae, a critical...
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    Harold, Scandinavian chieftain in Normandy Harold Harefoot, or Harold I (c. 1015–1040), King of England from 1035 to 1040 Harold Godwinson, or Harold...
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    Sweyn Forkbeard, grandfather Harald Bluetooth, and sons Harthacnut, Harold Harefoot, and Svein Knutsson. It has also been called the House of Canute, the...
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    "Harold Harefoot (r. 1035–1040)". royal.gov.uk. 12 January 2016. Archived from the original on 25 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018. "Harold (Harefoot)"...
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  • King Harold may refer to: Harold Harefoot (c. 1015–1040) Harold Godwinson (c. 1022–1066) Harald Bluetooth (935–985/986) Harald II of Denmark (c. 996–1018)...
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  • (season 1) Søren Pilmark as King Sweyn Forkbeard Ruben Lawless as Harold Harefoot Stephen Hogan as Sigeferth (season 1) Jack Hickey as Richard II (season...
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    in northern England spanned the reigns of four monarchs; from Cnut, Harold Harefoot, and Harthacnut, into the early years of Edward the Confessor. Most...
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    of Cnut's sons Harold Harefoot and Harthacnut, and consolidated it when King Edward the Confessor conferred earldoms on Sweyn and Harold, Godwin's two...
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    Harthacnut, a half-sister of King Svein Knutsson of Norway and King Harold Harefoot of England, and Alfred Aetheling , Edward the Confessor and Godgifu...
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    second wife. After Cnut's death in 1035, the English throne fell to Harold Harefoot, his son by his first wife, while Harthacnut, his son by Emma, became...
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    Bulgarian nobles as emperor (tsar) Peter II in Belgrade. March 17 – King Harold Harefoot dies at Oxford at the age of 24. His illegitimate son Ælfwine Haroldsson...
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    Norway and instead fight over England, and his sons and successors Harold Harefoot and Harthacnut had died young, Magnus's position as king had been secured...
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    continued in his role of advisor during the reigns of Cnut's sons, Harold Harefoot and Harthacnut. When Cnut's stepson Edward the Confessor succeeded...
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  • Harold Harefoot, for example, succeeded to the throne despite being the son of such a marriage between king Cnut and Ælfgifu of Northampton. Harold Godwinson...
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  • Harold Harefoot, for example, succeeded to the throne despite being the son of such a marriage between king Cnut and Ælfgifu of Northampton. Harold Godwinson...
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    to the throne. It was therefore decided that his elder half-brother Harold Harefoot should act as regent, while Emma held Wessex on Harthacnut's behalf...
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    son Harold Harefoot against Harthacnut, Cnut's son by Emma of Normandy, during the succession crisis after Cnut's death in 1035. However, Harold died...
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  • Harold Harefoot, for example, succeeded to the throne despite being the son of such a marriage between king Cnut and Ælfgifu of Northampton. Harold Godwinson...
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  • result of which Ælfhelm became the grandfather of future English king Harold Harefoot. Ælfhelm was a Mercian, son of Wulfrun, a rich noblewoman who founded...
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    as King Harold I "Harefoot" is recorded as having been buried in the church in March 1040, the church acquired its name on account of Harold's Danish connections...
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    Ælfgifu later played a key role in securing the throne for her son Harold Harefoot in 1036. Wulfrun is known to have also had at least one other child:...
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    between him and Cnut's younger son by Ælfgifu, Harold Harefoot, decided to compromise by having Harold rule as regent; by the end of 1037, Ælfgifu had...
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