Githa
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Danish queen married to Godwin, mother of Harold and Tostig
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newest first · ▶ plays the momentTom HollandThe Rest Is History · 551. The Road to 1066: Countdown to Conquest (Part 4) · 6:22 · Mar 2025
…But certainly once Canute has become king, Godwin's rise is astonishingly rapid. So in 1020, Canute, who up until that point had been serving as Earl of Wessex himself, you know, he's got a large empire to rule. So he doesn't really want to shoulder that burden. So he gives it to Godwin, who becomes Earl of Wessex. Also, he marries him to his own sister-in…
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