KnowraHarold GodwinsonLinked fromLinked fromThe 11 pages that link to Harold Godwinson, each with the reason it gives.All 11Related 8Compared with 3Norman ConquestRelated: His accession challenged William’s claim and made him the conquest’s principal opponent.Battle of HastingsRelated: His accession brought him into direct conflict with William’s claim.Bayeux TapestryRelated: His actions and contested succession claim drive much of the cloth’s story.Edward the ConfessorRelated: As Godwin’s son and Edward’s leading earl, Harold became central to the succession crisis.Battle of Stamford BridgeRelated: He marched north and led the English force that defeated the Norwegian invasion.House of WessexRelated: His accession followed Edward the Confessor’s death and the collapse of the West Saxon succession.Tostig GodwinsonRelated: His refusal to restore Tostig’s Northumbrian earldom turned the brothers into political enemies.Battle of FulfordRelated: His accession made the Norwegian invasion a challenge to his kingship.