. The Bookshelf for boys and girls Historic Tales and Golden Deeds part 4. oming reached Rhuddlan, and KingGruffydd went hastily away in a ship. ThisGruffydd was the last Welshman who reignedover Wales. He left other princes to go on withthe war; but Harold seems to have been toostrong for them. At every place where a battlewas fought Harold put up a stone with thesewords on it^ Here Harold conquered. The Welsh princes at last promised to obeyHarold, as well as King Edward. Harold was,indeed, called Under-King by some people, whomust have looked upon him as some one higherthan an earl. HAROLDS
. The Bookshelf for boys and girls Historic Tales and Golden Deeds part 4. oming reached Rhuddlan, and KingGruffydd went hastily away in a ship. ThisGruffydd was the last Welshman who reignedover Wales. He left other princes to go on withthe war; but Harold seems to have been toostrong for them. At every place where a battlewas fought Harold put up a stone with thesewords on it^ Here Harold conquered. The Welsh princes at last promised to obeyHarold, as well as King Edward. Harold was,indeed, called Under-King by some people, whomust have looked upon him as some one higherthan an earl. HAROLDS PLEASURE-TRIP, ANDWHAT FOLLOWED In 1064 Harold went on a pleasure-trip in theEnglish Channel. He had three ships with him,and he took a great many dogs and hawks, whichwere to be used in hunting. Unfortunately, the weather was not suitable forsuch an excursion. Harolds ships were wreckedon the coast of France, and a fisherman carriedthe news to the lord of that part, who was calledCount Guy. He said if the count would give him£20 he would show him a prisoner who would. CANUTE REBUKING HIS COURTIERS. FROM A DRAWING BY P. LEYENDECKER. EARLY ENGLISH HISTORY STORIES FOR YOUNG FOLK 371 be willing to pay a hundred pounds for his re-lease. So Guy went to the coast and seized Harold,whom he took to a castle farther inland. But oneof Harolds servants escaped and went to DukeWilliam of Normandy, who was then in Rouen,and he told him of Count Guys conduct. So Duke William sent off a messenger to saythat Harold must be set at liberty immediately;and as Count Guy was much afraid of William,he took Harold with him to meet the Duke. Harold was supposed to be a visitor at Wil-liams court. He was treated with great honor;and it was said that he was going to marry oneof Williams daughters. But he was kept verycarefully, and nothing was said about leavingNormandy. William wanted something from Harold be-fore he would part with him. He wished Haroldto help him to get the crown of England, whenEd
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