Cast of Characters

Those Who Held or Sought the Throne of the King of England

• Edward of Wessex, King of England, later known as Edward the Confessor, son of Ethelred the Unraed (Born: c. 1003; Reign: June 8, 1042 - January 5, 1066)

• Harold Godwinson, King Harold II of England (Born: c. 1022; Reign: January 6, 1066 - October 14, 1066)

• Tostig Godwinson, Earl of Northumbria, younger brother of Harold

• Harald Hardrada, King Harald III of Norway

• Edgar Aetheling, last heir of of the royal house of Cerdic of Wessex

• Guillaume de Normandie, Duke of Normandy, later known as King William I of England

Their Wives and Loves

• Edith of Wessex, Queen Consort of England; sister of the English Harold Godwinson; wife and then widow of King Edward (Born: c. 1029; Reign: from marriage to Edward in 1045 - January 4, 1066; Death: December 19, 1075)

• Matilda of Flanders, Duchess of Normandie, and later Queen of England (Born:

The English & Their Allies

• Gyrth Godwinson, brother of Harold Godwinson

• Leofwine Godwinson, brother of Harold Godwinson

The Normans & Their Allies
• Odo, Bishop of Bayeux


The Norwegians & Their Allies

Others