Harold Gōdwines sunu

Harold Godwinesunu(c. 1022 - 14 Ƿinterfylleþ, 1066), oþþe naman Harold II Cyning wæs se endeniehsta Engla Cyning beforan Normandiges bregas gehiersumoden Englaland. Oððæt ðe Harold næs of þæm rihte cuynecynn fang he to rice æfter Eadwearde Andettere and he weold of 5um Æfterran Gēolan oþ 14um Winterfylleðes, 1066, þonne man hine ofslog in þǣm Beadƿe Hǣstingum.

Haroldes fæder wæs Godwin, se onwealdiga Eorl of Westseaxum.  Godwines fæder wæs Wulfnoþ Cild þegn on Sūþseaxum and wīfode tuwa.  Godwines ǣreste wīf wæs Þyra Sveinsdōttir (994 - 1018), Swegnes I Dena and Norrena Cyninges dōhtor, hƿelc Sƿegn Cyning ƿæs ēac cyning ofer Englalande.  His ōðer ƿīf ƿæs Gyþa Þorcelsdochtor, suna dōhtor þæs Sƿēoniscan ƿicinges Styrbjörnes Starkes and þridde dōhtor Haroldes Hǣƿentōþes, Dena and Norrena cyning, fæder Sƿegnes I.  Godƿin and his ōðere ƿīf hæfdon tƿēgen suna: Harold and Tostig, and āne dōhtor Ēadgyþ Engla Cƿēn (1020 - 1075), Ēadƿeardes þǣs Andetteres cƿēn.

Se cyning stīpte Harold Eastengla Eorl in 1045. Harold folgede Godƿine in ƿræcce in 1051 ac fultumede hine his ambeht ƿyrcean æfter ānum ƿinter. Ðan Godƿine stearf in 1053, æfterfylde Harold hine sƿa Ƿestseaxne Eorl (ðæs underrīce befeng Englalandes sūðernmest þridde dæl). Be þissum stealle ƿæs he Engla rīces hēasta mann æfter þǣm cyninge.

Flocc:Westseaxna Eorlas
Flocc:Engla Cyningas
Flocc:Angelseaxisc Englaland