“Seven feet of English ground, or as much more as he may be taller than other men.”

— Harold II of England

Variant translation: He will give him seven feet of English ground, or as much more as he may be taller than other men.
Attributed by the Icelandic writer Snorri Sturluson (1178-1241) in his Saga of Harald Hardrade.
1066, when asked by his traitorous brother, Tostig, how much of England he was prepared to give up to the invading King Harald Hardrada of Norway
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