Toscead betweox fadungum "Harold Gōdwines sunu"

 

Haroldes fæder ƿæs [[Godwin Eorl of Westseaxum|Godƿin]], se onƿealdiga [[Eorl of Westseaxe|Eorl of Ƿestseaxe]]. Godƿin ƿæs sunu [[Wulfnoþ Cild|Ƿulfnoðes Cildes]], [[þegn]] on [[Sūþseaxe|Sūþseaxum]] and ƿīfode tuƿa. His ǣreste ƿīf ƿæs [[Þyra Sveinsdōttir]] ([[994]] - [[1018]]), [[Swegn I Dena Cyning|Sƿegnes I Dena and Norrena Cyninges]] dōhtor, hƿelc Sƿegn Cyning ƿæs ēac cyning ofer [[Englalande]]. His ōðer ƿīf ƿæs [[Gyþa Þorkelsdōttir]], suna dōhtor þæs [[Swēoland|Sƿēoniscan]] ƿicinges [[Styrbjörn Starke|Styrbjörnes Starkes]] and þridde dōhtor [[Harold Hǣwentōþ|Haroldes Hǣƿentōþes]], Dena and Norrena cyning, fæder Sƿegnes I. Godƿin and his ōðere ƿīf hæfdon tƿēgen suna: Harold and [[Tostig]], and āne dōhtor [[Ēadgyþ Engla Cwēn|Ēadgyþ Engla Cƿēn]] ([[1020]] - [[1075]]), [[Ēadweard se Andettere|Ēadƿeardes þǣs Andetteres]] cƿēn.

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Se cyning stīpte Harold [[Eastengle|Eastengla]] [[Eorl]] in [[1045]]. Harold folgede Godƿine in ƿræcce in 1051 ac fultumede hine his ambeht ƿyrcean æfter ānum ƿinter. Ðan Godƿine stearf in [[1053]], æfterfylde Harold hine sƿa [[Ƿestseaxe|Ƿestseaxne]] Eorl (ðæs underrīce befeng Englalandes sūðernmest þridde dæl). Be þissum stealle ƿæs he Engla rīces hēasta mann æfter þǣm cyninge.

 

In [[1065]] Harold supported [[Norþumbria]]n rebels against his brother [[Tostig]] who replaced him with [[Morcar, Earl of Norþumbria|Morcar]]. This strengthened his acceptability as Edward's successor, but fatally divided his own family, driving Tostig into alliance with King [[Harald Hardrada]] of [[Norway]].