Harold II Godwinson, King of England, b. ABT 1022 in Wessex, England, d. 14 October 1066 in Hastings, Sussex, England, cause of death was the Battle of Hastings

Father: Godwin, Earl of Wessex, b. 1001 in Sussex, England, d. 15 April 1053 in Winchester, Hampshire, England
Mother: Gytha Thorkelsdottir, b. ABT 997, d. ABT 1069

Spouse: Edith "the Fair" Swannesha, b. ABT 1025, d. ABT 1086

Edith was also known as Eadgifu the Fair and Edith Swann Hnesce (Gentle Swan). The name Swannesha is derived from "swann hnesce".

Married

Children:

1. Godwine of Wessex, b. 1049
2. Edmund of Wessex, b. 1049
3. Magnus of Wessex, b. 1051
4. Gytha of Wessex, b. 1053, m. Vladimir II Monomakh, d. 1098/1107
5. Gunhild of Wessex, b. 1055, m. Alan Rufus (the Red), possibly m. Alan Niger (the Black), ABT 1093, d. aft. 1093

Spouse: Eadgyth (Edith) of Mercia, b. ABT 1040 in Mercia, France, m. Gruffydd ap Llywelyn

Father: Elgar (Aelfgar) of Mercia, d. 1059

Married January 1066

Children:

The sons of Harold and Eadgyth may have been twins.

1. Ulf of Wessex, b. 1066, d. aft. 1087
2. Harold of Wessex, b. ABT 1067, d. 1098

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Godwin, Earl of Wessex, b. 1001 in Sussex, England, d. 15 April 1053 in Winchester, Hampshire, England

Father: Wulfnoth Cild, d. ABT 1014

Spouse: Gytha Thorkelsdottir, b. ABT 997, d. ABT 1069

Father: Thorgil "the Fast" Sprakling

Married

Children:

1. Sweyn Godwinson, Earl of Herefordshire, b. ABT 1020, d. 29 September 1052
2. Harold II Godwinson, King of England, b. ABT 1022 in Wessex, England, m. Edith "the Fair" Swannesha, m. Eadgyth (Edith) of Mercia, d. 14 October 1066 in Hastings, Sussex, England, cause of death was the Battle of Hastings
3. Tostig Godwinson, Earl of Northumbria, b. ABT 1024, m. Judith of Flanders, bef. September 1051, d. 25 September 1066 in Yorkshire, England, cause of death was the Battle of Stamford Bridge
4. Edith of Wessex, b. ABT 1025, m. Edward the Confessor, d. 18 December 1075 in Winchaester, Hampshire, England
5. Gyrth Godwinson, Earl of East Anglia, b. ABT 1032, d. 14 October 1066 in Hastings, Sussex, England, cause of death was the Battle of Hastings
6. Leofwine Godwinson, Earl of Kent, b. ABT 1035, d. 14 October 1066 in Hastings, Sussex, England, cause of death was the Battle of Hastings
7. Wulfnoth Godwinson, b. ABT 1040, d. 1094 in Winchester, Hampshire, England
8. Alfgar Godwinson
9. Edgiva Godwinsdottir
10. Elgiva Godwinsdottir, d. ABT 1066
11. Gunhild Godwinsdottir, a nun, d. 24 August 1087

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Wulfnoth Cild, d. ABT 1014

In 1008 King Ethelred II "the Unready" had a fleet of 300 ships built to combat a Viking invasion. Brihtric brought charges against Wulfnoth before the king. Wulfnoth fled with 20 of the ships and ravaged the South coast. Brihtric followed with 80 ships but they were driven ashore in a storm and burned by Wulfnoth. Due to the loss of a third of the fleet, the remaining ships were called back to London and the Vikings were able to invade Kent without opposition. Wulfnoth's property was probably confiscated as a result of this action.

Children:

1. Godwin, Earl of Wessex, b. 1001 in Sussex, England, m. Gytha Thorkelsdottir, d. 15 April 1053 in Winchester, Hampshire, England

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Thorgil "the Fast" Sprakling

He was also known as Thorkel Sprakalägg. He was a Dane whose grandsons became kings of England and Denmark. Some sources say his father was Ursius or Björn (both meaning "bear" in Latin and Swedish respectively), the son of a bear and a Swedish maiden. Other less credible sources claim he was the son of Styrbjörn the Strong, son of Olaf Björnsson, but this theory does not work chronologically. "Sprakalägg" in English means "strut-leg".

Children:

1. Ulf Thorkelsson, Earl of Orkney, steward of Canute (Cnut) the Great, m. Estrid (Margarete) Svendsdatter, d. 25 December 1026 in Roskilde, Denmark, cause of death was murder by order of Canute (Cnut) the Great
2. Eilaf Thorkelsson
3. Gytha Thorkelsdottir, b. ABT 997, m. Godwin, Earl of Wessex, d. ABT 1069

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