Peace and Brotherhood
Harthacnut made peace and brotherhood with ere his father’s
other sons. Aptness came to him through Emma and Canute in weal and equal
parts. So sprought a scheme, this Harthacnut, to well protect his birthright
fairly given, but unfairly taken from those brothers of his half. In ways to
keep the grimness of foul envy of a brother ‘gainst his brother, Harthacnut
gave stewardship of Anglish woes to his half-brother he deposed, whose name be
Harold Harefoot now. There sat Harold Harefoot up upon the throne in savvy
Harthacnut’s wære stead, and busy would he fill in mootcraft wrought about the aitland[1]
thed. So had he Swein, by half of blood, be at his flank up on the Norse, and
Harefoot to the paltry west in English throes, but weal in course.
Some say though he loved his brothers eft by half, and gave
them each the best he had. A clever family: ruled they hap above most Viking
shores.
Unrest on the Island
The Witan back in England wrought the turn what’s following.
They well preferred this Harefoot and his manner eft above the king who,
absent, did not earn their loyalty. Quickly, Harefoot, would he issue orders
based upon the banter of his men. When paraverunt duces locales advised the
regent resident, he harkened well and many times would do what they suggested
then. Also was he excellent at sport, and fleet of foot, from which they got
his nickname Harefoot from. Thencewhen, all the Witan a Gemot met when, and
made this Regent of the highest chair unto a chieftain King, for they were
mighty irritated by the absent king who wouldn’t come to live among his people,
Harthacnut, called in this land Cnute III.
Lo call this back unto your brain: Edward and his brother Ælfred,
they of Emma, were they elevated; Swein and Harefoot, they Ælfgifu’s,
deprecated. But above both pairs of boys was situated Harthacnut in great
Canute’s own voy.
Each of Harthacnut, the favored of the former well-loved
king, and Harefoot, he beloved too and there in situ home, had martial allies
that could nary be dismissed. There were two Earls: Leofric of Mercia supported
claim of Harold Harefoot; and then Godwin, he of Wessex, who supported
Harthacnut.
During this uncertain time, when no-one could predict who
might find upper hand, the priest of Canterbury, Æthelnoth, refused to crown
the regent, Harefoot, over Harthacnut. In ’37, finally, he did relent, as all
the Witan men declared to him this Harefoot would be king, and they would find a
priest to do it if this Æthelnoth would well decline.
Harefoot had now machinants to wright his scheme to sire
those to rule this land. He begged his Norman brothers-half to cross the
Channel and to break some bread with him, and feast. All would be put past and
would they make together plans dynastic, some for each. So withacht their
father’s reckless game it would be Harefoot’s throne aswain! After though, this
Harefoot king be raised up by the Witan to the station he would right assume by
right Divine upon right island nation’s mains!
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