One story relates that Gytha, Harold's mother, offered the victorious duke the weight of her son's body in gold for its custody, but was refused. William ordered that Harold's body be thrown into the sea, but whether that took place is unclear. Another story relates that Harold was buried at the top of a cliff.Marren 1066 p. 146 Waltham Abbey, which had been founded by Harold, later claimed that his body had been secretly buried there.Huscroft Norman Conquest p. 131 Other legends claimed that Harold did not die at Hastings, but escaped and became a hermit at Chester.
one story relates that gytha harold's mother offered the victorious duke the weight of her son's body in gold for its custody but was refused william ordered that harold's body be thrown into the sea but whether that took place is unclear another story relates that harold was buried at the top of a cliffmarren 1066 p 146 waltham abbey which had been founded by harold later claimed that his body had been secretly buried therehuscroft norman conquest p 131 other legends claimed that harold did not die at hastings but escaped and became a hermit at chester