Definition of Harold in English:
Harold
proper nounˈharəldˈhɛrəld
1The name of two kings of England.
- 1.1 Harold I (d.1040), reigned 1037–40; known as Harold Harefoot. An illegitimate son of Canute, he acted as regent on his father's death in 1035 owing to the absence in Denmark of Hardecanute (King of Denmark and Canute's legitimate heir) and became king two years later.
- 1.2 Harold II (c.1019–66), reigned 1066, the last Anglo-Saxon king of England. Succeeding Edward the Confessor, he was faced with two invasions within months of his accession. He resisted his half-brother Tostig and the Norse king Harald Hardrada at Stamford Bridge, but was killed and his army defeated by William of Normandy at the Battle of Hastings.
Definition of Harold in US English:
Harold
proper nounˈhɛrəldˈherəld
1The name of two kings of England.
- 1.1 Harold I (died 1040), reigned 1035–40; known as Harold Harefoot /ˈherˌfo͝ot/ . An illegitimate son of Canute, he came to the throne when his half-brother Hardecanute (Canute's legitimate heir) was king of Denmark and thus absent when Canute died.
- 1.2 Harold II (c.1019–66), reigned 1066, the last Anglo-Saxon king of England. He was killed and his army defeated by William of Normandy at the Battle of Hastings.