Godwin and Gytha had several children – six sons: Sweyn, Harold, Tostig, Gyrth, Leofwine and Wulfnoth (in that order); and three daughters: Edith of Wessex ( ... Harold, son of Harold... · Ulf, son of Harold Godwinson · Godwin, son of Harold...

29 дек. 2022 г. · Harold had a few more sisters, of whom we know almost nothing about; their names were Alfgar, Edgiva and Gunhilda.

Harold had five brothers Tosti, Earl of Northumbria, Gyrth, Earl of East Anglia, Leofwine, Earl of East Midlands, Wulfnoth and Earl Swein. His three sisters ...

His sister, Edith, was married to the king he succeeded, Edward the Confessor. About that same time Harold became Earl of East Anglia.

10 окт. 2024 г. · Harold's brothers, Gyrth and Leofwine, fell, and, according to the Bayeux Tapestry, Harold himself was killed late in the afternoon when he was ...

The rebels were led by Harold's own brother Tostig, who was earl in that area, and the battles ended with Harold encouraging the king to banish Tostig from the ...

❖ His brothers, including Tostig, Leofwine and Gyrth, were also powerful Anglo-Saxon earls. ❖ His wife, Edith the Fair, owned large amounts of land in East ...

Harold II King of England · Brief Life History of Harold II · Photos and Memories (27) · Family Time Line · Sources (22) · Spouse and Children · Parents and Siblings.

He received his first earldom, when his father arranged for the marriage of his sister Edith to king Edward. He followed his father into exile when he came into ...

After Earl Godwin's death in 1053 his second son Harold became Earl of Wessex. · Harold's younger brothers Leofwine and Gyrth controlled London and East Anglia.