Tostig Godwinson (~1026 - September 25 , 1066 ), Earl of Northumbria , was son to Godwin, Earl of Wessex and his second wife Gytha Thorkelsdóttir. He was also one of the brothers of Harold II of England , the last Anglo-Saxon King of England .
1030 - March 5 , 1094 ), daughter of Count Baldwin IV of Flanders and half-sister of Baldwin V of Flanders . She was thus, the paternal aunt of Matilda of Flanders who was the wife of William the Conqueror .
Tostig had joined forces with Harald Hardrada , King of Norway , and they invaded England . His brother Harold II managed to defeat and kill both Harald III and Tostig at the Battle of Stamford Bridge on September 25 , 1066 . However their defeat was followed by a second invasion by his nephew William II the Bastard , Duke of Normandy on September 28 , 1066 . Harold II was himself defeated and killed by William the Bastard at the Battle of Hastings on October 14 , 1066 . William the Bastard, thus became King William I the Conqueror of England.
1066 The Year of the Conquest (©1977) by David Howarth (ISBN 0-88029-014-5 )The Making of the King 1066 (©1966) by Alan Lloyd (ISBN 0-88029-473-6 )The Last English King (©2000) by Julian Rathbone (ISBN 0-349-11385-8)
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A pedigree of him ; not necessarily reliable (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jamesdow/s080/f211356.htm )
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Tostig - LoveToKnow 1911 (327 words)
Declaring Tostig an outlaw and choosing Morkere in his stead, the rebels marched southwards and were met at Oxford by Earl Harold , who, rather against the will of the king, granted their demands. Tostig sailed to Flanders and thence to Normandy , where he offered his services to Duke William, who was related to his wife and who was preparing for his invasion of England . Tostig's two sons appear to have taken refuge in Norway, and his widow Judith married Welf, duke of Bavaria.
Tostig - Encyclopedia.com (952 words)
Made earl of Northumbria in 1055, Tostig jointly invaded (1063) Wales with his brother Harold (later King Harold of England ). The Northumbrians revolted against Tostig's severe rule in 1065 and chose Morcar, brother of the earl of Mercia, to be their earl . Tostig and his ally were killed by Tostig's brother Harold at Stamford Bridge.
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