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Definition of Harold Harefoot
1. Noun. Illegitimate son of Canute who seized the throne of England in 1037 (died in 1040).
Generic synonyms: King Of England, King Of Great Britain
Lexicographical Neighbors of Harold Harefoot
Literary usage of Harold Harefoot
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Political History of England by William Hunt, Reginald Lane Poole (1906)
"... and England to Harold Harefoot. Of the latter, the Peterborough text of the
Chronicle says: " Some men said that Harold was son of King Canute and ..."
2. The History of England from the Earliest Times to the Norman Conquest by Thomas Hodgkin (1906)
"... and England to Harold Harefoot. Of the latter, the Peterborough text of the
Chronicle says: " Some men said that Harold was son of King Canute and ..."
3. The History of Modern Europe: with an Account of the Decline and Fall of the by William Russell (1837)
"England to Harold Harefoot, his son by his first wife Elgiva, daughter to the
earl of Hants, in prejudice of Hardi- canute, his son by queen Emma, ..."
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