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  • The Last of the Saxons (1910)
  • Short | Short, Drama
The Last of the Saxons (1910)
Short | Short, Drama
By way of introduction: Harold, Duke of Wessex, second son of the powerful Earl of Godwine. He laid claim to the throne of England after the death of King Edward the Confessor in the year 1066, and succeeded to the kingdom. "William the ...See moreBy way of introduction: Harold, Duke of Wessex, second son of the powerful Earl of Godwine. He laid claim to the throne of England after the death of King Edward the Confessor in the year 1066, and succeeded to the kingdom. "William the Conqueror," the son of the Duke of Normandy, came to England, defeated Harold at the Battle of Hastings, in which Harold was killed, and William took possession of England and was raised to the throne at Westminster on Christmas Day, 1066. This ornate and magnificent picture, "The Last of the Saxons," has to do with the betrothal of Harold to Lady Edith, one of the court attachés. This occurred when he was the "Duke of Wessex." After the death of King Edward and he was selected as ruler of the kingdom he was obliged to break troth with Edith in order to sustain his relations with Edwin and Mocar and stand in with his allies. Therefore he married the Princess Aldyth, although he did not love her and always kept in communication with Edith, who was as much in love with him as he with her, as is evidenced at the gorgeous and unprecedented elaborate marriage ceremony at Westminster, where Edith is seen mournfully witnessing the wedding of her rival to her love, the King. Then, again, when she bids him farewell, just before he starts for the Battle of Hastings and finally when she searches among the dead after the fatal encounter with William to find the body of Harold and expires of a broken heart when she discovers it. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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J. Stuart Blackton
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Updated Oct 7, 1910
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Oct 7, 1910 (United States)

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