By Mercedes Rochelle
Harold Godwineson, the final Anglo-Saxon King, owed every little thing to his father. Who was once this Godwine, first Earl of Wessex and referred to as the Kingmaker? was once he an unscrupulous schemer, utilizing King and Witan to realize strength? Or used to be he the best of all Saxon Earls, protector of the English opposed to the hated Normans? the reply depends upon who you ask. He used to be befriended by way of the Danes, raised up via Canute the nice, given an Earldom and a spouse from the top Danish ranks. He sired 9 teenagers, between them 4 Earls, a Queen and a destiny King. with his energy got here a fight to maintain his enemies at bay, and Godwine's top efforts have been introduced down by means of the misdeeds of his eldest son Swegn. even though he grew to become better half's father to a reluctant Edward the Confessor, his fortunes faded because the Normans won prominence at courtroom. pushed into exile, Godwine regathered his forces and got here again even more suitable, merely to find that his moment son Harold was once destined to surpass him in renown and glory.
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