Harold wins Hastings: What happens to Edgar the Atheling?

The topic of what might happen if Harold Godwinson won the Battle of Hastings has gained enough threads to fill Harold's grave. Today, I'm curious as to what possible fate might await Edgar the Atheling, the last direct male descendant of Alfred the Great and Athelstan. IOTL, he was briefly acclaimed King by the Witenagamot, then fled north with his mother and sisters and made at least two unsuccessful attempts to regain the throne.

Before Hastings, Harold had made Edgar Earl of Oxford, thus giving him a possible powerbase. It's generally agreed that a Harold Godwinson who has just defeated two successive invasions would be safe in the short-term. But in the long term, there might be some who want to see the House of Godwin toppled. Say, Edwin and Morcar.

One TL I read on this site had Edgar assassinated. Harold might also try to control Edgar and his sisters by either:

1. Marrying one of his daughters to Edgar.
2. Marrying one of his elder sons to Margaret of Cristina of Wessex.
3. Both.

Any thoughts?
 
It depends largely on whether Harold has surviving sons and what backing Edgar receives.
If Harold only has daughters then marrying one to Edgar may hold him off until Harold dies. Or it might propel the anti-Harold faction to rebel in the name of Edgar.
Edgar might just be exiled if killing him is not possible.
 
It depends largely on whether Harold has surviving sons and what backing Edgar receives.
If Harold only has daughters then marrying one to Edgar may hold him off until Harold dies. Or it might propel the anti-Harold faction to rebel in the name of Edgar.
Edgar might just be exiled if killing him is not possible.

Didn't Harold have around four surviving sons at the time of Hastings?
 
It depends largely on whether Harold has surviving sons and what backing Edgar receives.
If Harold only has daughters then marrying one to Edgar may hold him off until Harold dies. Or it might propel the anti-Harold faction to rebel in the name of Edgar.
Edgar might just be exiled if killing him is not possible.

Didn't Harold have around four surviving sons at the time of Hastings?

Harold had three sons by Edith Swannesha, to whom he was married More danico - Godwin, Edmund and Magnus. This marriage was recognised by everyone except the clergy. He might also have had two children by Edith, sister of Edwin and Morcar, who were born a few months after Hastings - Harold and Ulf.
 
Harold had three sons by Edith Swannesha, to whom he was married More danico - Godwin, Edmund and Magnus. This marriage was recognised by everyone except the clergy. He might also have had two children by Edith, sister of Edwin and Morcar, who were born a few months after Hastings - Harold and Ulf.

Interesting, so if he wins Hastings, then perhaps Edgar is exiled or remains as Earl of Oxford, whilst his sister Margaret is married to Godwin?

Furthermore, Edwin and Morcar might try to convince Harold to make his sons by their sister his heirs
 
If he's feeling insecure Edgar could go back into exile on the continent, he obviously has connections there (especially if his mother's still alive).
 
Alternatively, he or his sisters may be strongly encouraged to consider a church career (as Cristina, the youngest sister, ended up doing anyway).
 
Bumping for interest. Another scenario I can envision is this: IOTL, Edgar allied with Sweyn II of Denmark and with Malcolm III of Scotland, the latter by marrying his sister to him. If Edgar decides to try something similar, what would be the chances of Sweyn supporting the Atheling, since he and Harold Godwinson were first cousins?

Only one question - Just how loyal was England (in particular, the nobility) to the House of Wessex? Was it like the late Macedonian dynasty in the Byzantine Empire, or more like China and the Mandate of Heaven?
 
I doubt Edgar would be put back into exile - Harold had just gone to the trouble a few years before of getting his father and him back to England!

Harold was well liked as an Earl, and at the time of the Confessors death, there was no other serious contender for the throne. As there wasnt a consistent history of son following father to the throne, its possible that he didnt see Edgar as a threat - certainly Edgar's later actions in OTL indicate that he wasnt going to be a great leader, so unlikely to be chosen by the Witan as king even on Harold's death.
 
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