Harold I

Harold I
("Harefoot") died 1040, king of England 1035-40 (son of Canute).

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known as Harold Harefoot

died March 17, 1040, Oxford, Eng.

King of England (1035–40).

The illegitimate son of Canute the Great, he served as regent of England for his half brother Hardecanute, king of Denmark. In 1036 he murdered the royal claimant, Alfred the Aetheling, and proclaimed himself king. He fended off Welsh and Scottish invaders and was succeeded by Hardecanute.

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▪ king of England
byname  Harold Harefoot  
died March 17, 1040, Oxford, England
 king of England from 1035 to 1040, and the son of Aelgifu and Canute (Canute (I)), the Danish king of England from 1016 to 1035.

      Harold was made regent of England after Canute's death. Hardecanute, Canute's son by Emma and claimant to the English throne, was not chosen because he was occupied with affairs in Denmark, where he became king. In 1036 Harold was responsible for the brutal murder of another royal claimant, Alfred the Aetheling, son of King Ethelred the Unready (Ethelred II; reigned 978–1016). Harold then proclaimed himself king and banished Hardecanute's mother. He protected his realm from Welsh and Scottish invaders, and on his death Hardecanute ascended the throne.

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