The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

Harald

Also known as: Harald King of Norway / Harald, King of Norway · Family: Norway · Role: king · First appears: A.D. 1066 · part 2

Life events

  • 1066 · Tosty submitted to Harald, and they went together into Humber.(A.D. 1066 · part 2 · 📍 Humber)
    • With: Tosty
    • “and Harald, the King of Norway, met him with three hundred ships, and Tosty submitted to him; and they both went into Humber, until they came to York.”
  • 1066 · Harald and Tosty defeated Edwin and Morcar in battle.(A.D. 1066 · part 2 · 📍 York)
    • With: Earl Edwin Morkar Tosty
    • “And Morcar the earl, and Edwin the earl, fought against them; and the king of the Norwegians had the victory.”
  • 1066 · Harold defeated the Norwegian army and slew Harald and Tosty.(A.D. 1066 · part 2 · 📍 Stanfordbridge)
    • With: Harold son of Godwin Tosty
    • “and met him at Stanfordbridge, and slew him and the earl Tosty, and boldly overcame all the army.”

A.D. 1066 · part 2

  • allies with Tosty “And Tosty the earl came to him with all that he had gotten, all as they had before agreed; and then they went both, with all the fleet, along the Ouse, up towards York.”
  • enemies with Harold son of Godwin “and there was Harald, King of Norway, and Tosty the earl slain, and numberless of the people with them, as well of the Northmen as of the English”
  • enemies with Earl Edwin “And Morcar the earl, and Edwin the earl, fought against them; and the king of the Norwegians had the victory.”
  • enemies with Morkar “And Morcar the earl, and Edwin the earl, fought against them; and the king of the Norwegians had the victory.”

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