77. OF THE KINGS OF ENGLAND.

Edward, Ethelred's son, was king of England after his brother

Hardacanute. He was called Edward the Good; and so he was. King Edward's

mother was Queen Emma, daughter of Richard, earl of Rouen. Her brother

was Earl Robert, whose son was William the Bastard, who at that time was

earl at Rouen in Normandy. King Edward's queen was Gyda, a daughter of

Earl Godwin, the son of Ulfnad. Gyda's brothers were, Earl Toste, the

eldest; Earl Morukare the next; Earl Walter the third; Earl Svein the

fourth; and the fifth was Harald, who was the youngest, and he was

brought up at King Edward's court, and was his foster-son. The king

loved him very much, and kept him as his own son; for he had no

children.

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