Tostig Godwinson

Tostig Godwinson (c. 1029 – 25 September 1066) was an Anglo-Saxon Earl of Northumbria and brother of King Harold Godwinson. After being exiled by his brother, Tostig supported the Norwegian king Harald Hardrada's invasion of England, and was killed alongside Hardrada at the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066.

Infobox

Reign

1055–1065

Predecessor

Siward

Successor

Morcar

Born

c. 1029

Died

25 September 1066 (aged about 37)Stamford Bridge, England

Burial

York Minster

Spouse

Judith of Flanders

Issue

mw- Skuli Tostisson Kongsfostre Ketil Tostisson

House

Godwin

Father

Godwin, Earl of Wessex

Mother

Gytha

Tables

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Preceded bySiward

Peerage of England

Preceded bySiward

Peerage of England

Earl of Northumbria 1055–1065

Peerage of England

Succeeded byMorcar

Peerage of England
Preceded bySiward	Earl of Northumbria 1055–1065	Succeeded byMorcar

References

For more discussion on this see DeVries. The Norwegian Invasion of England in 1066. pp. 91–104
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https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/2922082
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BBC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2024/king-and-conqueror-further-casting-filming