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Harold became Earl of East Anglia in , succeeded his father as Earl of Wessex in , and then added Hereford to his territories in Harold had become arguably more powerful than the King of England himself. He undertook a successful campaign against Gruffydd ap Llewelyn in However, some historians believe this story was fabricated by the Normans to legitimise their invasion of England. Harold defeated a large Viking army under the command of Harald Hardrada, after taking them by surprise.
Upon hearing that William had crossed the Channel, Harold swiftly marched his army down the length of England, reaching London by around 6 October. He would have covered around 30 miles a day on his way south.
Harold is killed by an arrow through the eye. On the Bayeux Tapestry. He was quickly crowned, which was usually just a rite without much significance. Some historians say Harold needed to prove his claim, so he had a coronation almost immediately. King Harold places the crown on his own head. Edward the Confessor had banished Earl Godwine and family in because he thought he was involved in the murder of his brother.
The Godwines went to Ireland. In , Harold Godwinson gathered a force and attacked. Harold meeting Edward the Confessor shortly before his death. Harold succeeded his father in , when he became the second-most powerful man in England. Wessex, along with several other earldoms, had been separate kingdoms until Egbert unified England in the 9 th century.
Edward had no children. One historian see link to M. Morris in references below suggests that Edward had merely nominated him as a regent appointed to govern until the legitimate monarch was of age.
Edward had a great-nephew who had more of a familial claim to the kingship, but he was considered too young for the throne.
After Harold and his men put down the invasion by Harold Hardrada, news came that William of Normandy was invading on the southeast coast. Harold Godwinson and his troops sped there, where the two sides met at the Battle of Hastings.
King Harold Godwinson receiving the news of the Norman invasion. William of Malmesbury in Others claim the death of Harold Godwinson came many years later. They say he spent two years recovering from wounds sustained in battle and then went on a pilgrimage in France and England.
He returned in his old age and lived as a hermit at Dover and Chester. Just before he died, he revealed his true identity. Harold did not seem to have as many of the intrigues and murders as many other monarchs from almost any other time and place in world history. Of course, he did not have a long time as king to build a history of drama and intrigue, but he was the powerful Earl of Wessex for 13 years before becoming king.
The coronation of Harold Godwinson on the Bayeux Tapestry. Source: Public Domain. Morris, M. Mark Miller has a Bachelor of Arts in journalism and is a former newspaper and magazine writer and copy editor who's long been interested in anthropology, mythology and ancient history. His hobbies are writing and drawing. For that to happen we have to know what happened to the battle-dead of Hastings. Moreover William was very prepared when he arrived in the South with his army.
He built himself a fort out of wood and the reason for this is that William knew that Harold would be marching down to fight him off and a wood fort would take less time to build than if he were to build it out of stone.
The astonishing battle of Hastings was fought on the 14th of October at am shortly after King Edward the Confessor sorrowfully died in a coma on the night of the 5th of January The battle was fought on Senlac hill 10 kilometres away from Hastings. The battle started because when King Edward died, he left no heir to the throne. Lastly William was a very lucky man with some of his achievements iduring the battle.
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