The Heimskringla on Zoe

Heimskringla > part in the government with his brother Hardaknut. In the same autumn > 3. Of Harald.

• attestation: The Greek empire was ruled by Empress Zoe the Great and Michael Catalactus when Harald arrived in Constantinople

  "At that time the Greek empire was ruled by the Empress Zoe the Great, and with her Michael Catalactus."

Heimskringla > part in the government with his brother Hardaknut. In the same autumn > 13. Harald Put In Prison.

• attestation: Empress Zoe accused Harald of misappropriating Greek imperial property from his campaigns.

  "when the empress Zoe heard of this she became angry and raised an accusation against Harald that he had misapplied the property of the Greek emperor which he had received in the campaigns in which he was commander of the army."

• attestation: Well-informed sources reported that Zoe herself wanted Harald as her husband and that jealousy was the real reason for his imprisonment.

  "there went a report among well-informed people that the empress Zoe herself wanted Harald for her husband, and that she chiefly blamed Harald for his determination to leave Constantinople"