Edith Swannesha

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Edith Swannesha was the long-term common-law wife or consort of Harold Godwinson, the last Anglo-Saxon king of England, and the mother of several of his children.

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Edith Swannesha canonical 3

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Statements (34)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Saxon woman ⓘ
consort ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Eadgyth Swanneshals ⓘ
Edith Swanneck ⓘ
Edith Swanneshals ⓘ
associatedWith Harold Godwinson ⓘ
House of Godwin ⓘ
child Edmund Haroldson ⓘ
Godwin Haroldson ⓘ
Gunnhild of Wessex ⓘ
linked to: Gunhild of Wessex

Gytha of Wessex ⓘ
Magnus Haroldson ⓘ
connectedToEvent Battle of Hastings ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
ethnicGroup Anglo-Saxons ⓘ
floruit mid-11th century ⓘ
historicalCertainty details of life and origins are poorly documented ⓘ
languageSpoken Old English ⓘ
maritalStatus relationship not recognized as canonical marriage by Norman chroniclers ⓘ
notableEvent possibly identified Harold Godwinson’s body after the Battle of Hastings ⓘ
notableFor being the long-term consort of Harold Godwinson ⓘ
occupation noblewoman ⓘ
partnerType common-law wife ⓘ
consort ⓘ
relative children of Harold Godwinson ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
residence England ⓘ
sexOrGender female ⓘ
socialStatus member of the Anglo-Saxon nobility ⓘ
sourceType known mainly from medieval chronicles and later historiography ⓘ
spouseOrPartner Harold Godwinson ⓘ
possibly married to Harold Godwinson according to some sources ⓘ
timePeriod 11th century ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Harold Godwinson → spouse → Edith Swannesha ⓘ
Gunhild of Wessex → mother → Edith Swannesha ⓘ
Edmund Haroldson → mother → Edith Swannesha ⓘ