death_date birth_date reign father house death_place image_size spouse image name caption predecessor succession issue type successor mother religion article_title
17 march yes 1040 1015 1015 12 november 1035 -- 17 march 1040 cnut , king of denmark and england house of denmark oxford , england 150px Ælfgifu ? harold1 harefoot 02.jpg harold harold of king edward the confessor '' by matthew paris harefoot in the 13th century '' the life cnut king of england Ælfwine ? monarch harthacnut Ælfgifu of northampton catholicism -lrb- pre-reformation -rrb- harold harefoot

harold harefoot

harold harefoot or harold i -lrb- 1015 -- 17 march 1040 -rrb- was king of england from 1035 to 1040 .
his cognomen `` harefoot '' referred to his speed , and the skill of his huntsmanship .
he was the younger son of cnut the great , king of england , denmark , and norway by his first wife , Ælfgifu of northampton .
