The Dithering of Harold Godwinson

Duke william's complaints and his reasons for invasion had really been all over the map, but almost all of them in some way centered on harold godwinson. Unfortunately, picking the eldest son of harold wasn't as politically easy as it might seem. Later accounts tell us that earls edwin and morcar wanted the throne for themselves,. As they controlled about half the kingdom, getting them on board for any selection would have been critical. But eventually, at long last, the witan accepted reality and began working in earnest to deal with the threat that was in front of them.