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Edith dal collo di cigno o Edith la Bella (in antico inglese Ealdgȳð Swann hnesc, "Edith il gentil cigno", in inglese Edith Swanneck o Edith the Fair; 1025 – 1086) è stata una nobildonna inglese meglio conosciuta come la consorte del re Aroldo II d'Inghilterra .
Swanneck" (or Swan-Neck) comes from the folk etymology which made her in Old English as swann hnecca, "swan neck", which was actually most likely a corrupted form of swann hnesce, "Gentle Swan". She is sometimes confused with Ealdgyth, daughter of Earl Ælfgar of Mercia, who was queen during Harold's reign.
26 apr 2022 · Ealdgyth Swan-neck. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ealdgyth Swan-neck, also known as Edith the Fair, Edith, Aldgyth and most commonly Edith Swan-Neck {1025-1086(?)} is best known as the mistress or common-law wife of King Harold II of England.
- Harold Godwinsson, King of England
- Wessex, England (United Kingdom)
- circa 1025
- circa 1086 (52-69)
Ealdgyth (fl. c. 1057–1066), also Aldgyth or Edith in modern English, was a daughter of Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia, the wife of Gruffudd ap Llywelyn (d. 1063), ruler of all Wales, and later the wife and queen consort of Harold Godwinson, king of England in 1066.
3 giorni fa · Edith Swanneschals, known as Edith the Fair or Edith Swan Neck, was born around 1025 and was the handfast wife or common-law wife of King Harold II, the last Anglo-Saxon king of England. Her parentage one of the richest landowners in England at the time of the Norman Conquest.
Ealdgyth Swan-neck, also known as Edith the Fair, was the mistress (or common-law wife) of King Harold II of England. She bore him several illegitimate children and was the one who located his body after the Battle of Hastings.
La prima moglie di Aroldo II, che sposò in una forma di cerimonia non riconosciuta dalla chiesa, fu chiamata Ealdgyth Swan-neck, e la sua seconda moglie fu Edith di Mercia, sorella dei conti Edwin e Morcar di Mercia.
