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Definition of Harold I

1. Noun. Illegitimate son of Canute who seized the throne of England in 1037 (died in 1040).

Lexicographical Neighbors of Harold I

Literary usage of Harold I

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Yellow Book by Fraser Harrison (1894)
"Harold. I can't be always dangling at your apron-strings. ... Harold. I had more time then. Lucy. I sometimes wish that it had never been published at all, ..."

2. A Survey of English Literature 1780-1880 by Oliver Elton (1920)
"Hours of Idleness, Hebrew Melodies. Early satires : English Bards and Scotch Reviewers; other invectives. IL Childe Harold, i. and ii.; ..."

3. The History of the Norman Conquest of England: Its Causes and Its Results by Edward Augustus Freeman (1876)
"... -Harold. I have already hinted (see p. 142 and vol. Hi. p. 791) that these three sons and two daughters of Harold were most likely the children of ..."

4. English Lands, Letters and Kings by Donald Grant Mitchell (1895)
"Harold — I see it in thine ! And not on thee — nor England — fall God's doom ! Edith — On thee ? on me. And thou art England! Alfred Was England. ..."

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