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King of England from Jan 1066. He succeeded
his father Earl Godwin 1053 as earl of
Wessex. In 1063 William of Normandy (William
I) tricked him into swearing to support his
claim to the English throne, and when the
Witan (a council of high-ranking religious
and secular men) elected Harold to succeed
Edward the Confessor, William prepared to
invade. Meanwhile, Harold's treacherous
brother Tostig (died 1066) joined the king of
Norway, Harald III Hardrada (1015-66), in
invading Northumbria. Harold routed and
killed them at Stamford Bridge 25 Sept. Three
days later William landed at Pevensey,
Sussex; Harold was killed at the Battle of
Hastings 14 Oct 1066.