What are facts about Harold Godwinson?

Answer 1

1. Not a single source mentions the alleged oath made by Harold godwin.

2. The bayeux tapestry was completed thirteen years after Harold's alleged oath.

3. William liked to keep hostage. They were a good way of insuring loyalty among his enemies.

4. An oath that was made in secret did not count.

5. The Norman sources cannot agree where the oath took place or what was agreed.

(by the way i don't know weather this true)

Answer 2

Harold Godwinson

• English
• Good Soldier
• Was promised the throne by Edward the Confessor on his deathbed
• In England at the time of Edward's death
• Wealthy
• Good age to be King (not too old and not too young) he was in his 30's at the time
• Related to Edward the Confessor by marriage

Answer 3

• very negotiating
• wanted best for England, thought he could achieve the best
• wanted peace
• English!
• Edward the Confessor's Army General
• very important English noble

Answer 4

Hes called harold godwineson, and he was briefly king of england

Answer 5

Harold Godwinson was a King of England, the last Anglo-Saxon one. He reigned for less than a year in 1066 until his death at the Battle of Hastings, in October of that year.