Edward probably did promise Harold the throne at some point after William claimed that Edward had promised that he should succeed him as King of England. In Harold Godwinson made a trip to Normandy, and William claimed that he also promised that William could succeed to the English throne. Harald claimed the Kingdom of Denmark as part of the legacy of Magnus. In Harald gave up trying to secure Denmark and switched to claiming England because of the earlier Anglo-Danish kingdom.
In Tostig Godwinson invited Harald to join him in rebelling against his brother Harold Godwinson to secure the English throne. It seems possible that Edward wanted an Anglo-Saxon prince to succeed him.
Political realities Harold Godwinson - Harold succeeded his powerful father as Earl of Wessex in , giving him control over all of Southern England. William - William was an ambitious and powerful ruler in Normandy.
He wanted to build up his power, so the Normans could have a great empire, like their Viking ancestors. Harald Hardrada - Harald was a famous Viking warrior and skilled commander. He already had secure control over his own land. The English council, the witan, want me to be king.
I belong to the most powerful family in the whole of England. We already control Wessex but are very ambitious and would like to control the whole of England. William says I promised to help him become king. I only did this because he forced me to. He was holding my nephew hostage and said he would only be released if I swore to be loyal to him.
Assuming he succeeds, England would have remained a much more Nordic-influenced nation. Wessex, one of the kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England, whose ruling dynasty eventually became kings of the whole country.
In its permanent nucleus, its land approximated that of the modern counties of Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire, and Somerset. When Edward the Confessor died childless in he was succeeded by Harold Godwinson. This was due to the heavy casualties the army had sustained at Stamford Bridge, as well as a lack of vital supplies and transport needed to move all soldiers.
Housecarls were well-trained, full-time soldiers who were paid for their services. They wore a short mail-coat called a byrnie. By October 13 Harold was approaching Hastings with about 7, men, many of whom were half-armed, untrained peasants. No one yet knows how people held land in or , nor how much wealth was distributed between them. This is mainly due to logistical difficulties — the sheer scale of Domesday Book, its layout, and the challenge of differentiating people with the same names has prevented scholars from working this out.
Why should Harald Hardrada not be king? What happened to Earl Tostig? Who died in ?
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