Harold Godwinson, also called Harold II, was the last crowned Anglo-Saxon king of England. Harold reigned from 6 January 1066 until his death at the Battle of Hastings on 14 October 1066, the decisive battle of the Norman Conquest. He was succeeded by William the Conqueror, the victor at Hastings. 1022 – October 20, 1066; died at about 44. Alive at the same time as Avicenna, Anselm of Canterbury, Solomon ibn Gabirol, Omar Khayyám, and William the Conqueror. Wiki link