Harold Harefoot

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Harold_Harefoot

GPTKB entity

Properties (56)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	historical figure
gptkbp:associatedWith	gptkb:Danish_rule_in_England
gptkbp:birthYear	c. 1016
gptkbp:burialPlace	gptkb:Westminster_Abbey
gptkbp:children	none known
gptkbp:contemporary	gptkb:Edward_the_Confessor gptkb:Harthacnut Cnut the Great
gptkbp:culturalHeritage	historical novels
gptkbp:deathYear	1040
gptkbp:dynasty	House of Knýtlinga
gptkbp:events	gptkb:Cnut's_conquest_of_England Battle of Assandun
gptkbp:father	Cnut the Great
gptkbp:historicalPeriod	gptkb:The_Chronicle_of_the_Abbey_of_Glastonbury gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_Chronicle gptkb:The_Chronicle_of_the_Abbey_of_St._Paul gptkb:The_Life_of_Edward_the_Confessor gptkb:William_of_Malmesbury gptkb:The_Chronicle_of_the_Abbey_of_St._Mary gptkb:The_Chronicle_of_the_Abbey_of_St._Peter gptkb:The_Chronicle_of_the_Abbey_of_Westminster gptkb:The_Chronicle_of_the_Abbey_of_Bury_St._Edmunds gptkb:The_Chronicle_of_the_Abbey_of_St._Albans gptkb:The_Chronicle_of_the_Abbey_of_St._John gptkb:The_Chronicle_of_the_Abbey_of_Peterborough gptkb:The_Chronicle_of_the_Kings_of_England gptkb:The_Chronicle_of_the_Abbey_of_St._Augustine The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Viking Age Orderic Vitalis The Annals of St. Bertin The Annals of Winchester The Gesta Cnutonis The Gesta Regum Anglorum The Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum The Historia Regum Britanniae Danish_histories
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	first king of England to rule without a direct claim to the throne
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Harold Harefoot
gptkbp:knownFor	usurping the throne
gptkbp:languageSpoken	gptkb:Old_English
gptkbp:legacy	controversial reign
gptkbp:mother	gptkb:Emma_of_Normandy
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Harold_I
gptkbp:politicalParty	rivalry_with_Harthacnut
gptkbp:politicalPosition	gptkb:Kingdom_of_England
gptkbp:predecessor	Cnut the Great
gptkbp:reign	1040 monarch 1035
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:significantEvent	ascension to the throne
gptkbp:spouse	unknown
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Harthacnut
gptkbp:title	gptkb:King_of_England