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Harold Harefoot

Type Figure Region England Time c. 1015–1040 Also known as Earlier namesake of Harold Godwinson

Harold Harefoot (c. 1015–1040) was an illegitimate son of Cnut the Great; he served as regent in England after his father's death in 1035 and was acc…

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  1. c. 1015–1037England · EnglandHe grew up in England as Cnut's illegitimate son; after his father's death in 1035 he contested the regency with Emma, Leif Erikson, and others, and may have been involved in the killing of Prince Alfred in 1036.
  2. 1037–1040Oxford · OxfordshireHe was acclaimed king in 1037 and drove out his stepmother Emma; he died at Oxford in March 1040, and his body was later buried at Westminster, paving the way for Harthacnut's accession.

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