Harold II

BS

One of the toughest of the English monarchs. Text

ajaan

What a coin! WOW! A very difficult monarch to get. Nice strike and detail. Stunning.

coinkat

I hope that you are the one that bought it. If not, there is another on their site that is in the auction.

BS

<< <i>I hope that you are the one that bought it. If not, there is another on their site that is in the auction. >>

I'm the one.

farthing

An amazing coin!

Aethelred

Nothing short of stunning!

Harold II died in 1066 at the Battle of Hastings when he was shot in the eye with an arrow fired by the invading Normans. His reign lasted nine months and he was the last Anglo-Saxon King of England. I have a personal connection to this era, William the Conqueror was my 31st great-grandfather. After the battle William became King of England and was crowned on Christmas day 1066.

ccrdragon

<< <i>he was shot in the eye with an arrow fried by the invading Normans >>



I prefer my arrows baked (and not inserted into part of my body!!)

beautiful coin!!!!

ajaan

<< <i>arrow fried >>


hmmm . . . fried arrows. They may go well with with my Wings.

Aethelred

I invert two little letters....

BS

Thanks for the comments.

Aethelred

<< <i>Thanks for the comments. >>



Thank you for showing us photos of such a wonderful coin!

coinkat

congrats on an excellent purchase.

tonyhar

A great purchase.

Sylvestius

Last Anglo-Saxon king? I dispute that fact. True he was chosen by the Wittan council who were technically Anglo-Saxon. But Harold's lineage was mostly Danish.

Edward the Confessor was the last 'true' Anglo-Saxon king as he was directly related to Æthelred the Unready.

Sylvestius

Nice coin too by the way, these are tough ones to get!

Aethelred

Simon, If Harold were here today he would pull the arrow out of his eye and tell you that he thought of himself as a Saxon. Of course then he would tell you that he wanted to be a dancer in the Spice Girls reunion tour.