Tostig Godwinson | |
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Earl of Northumbria | |
Reign | 1055–1065 |
Predecessor | Siward |
Successor | Morcar |
Born | c. 1029 |
Died | 25 September 1066 (aged about 37) Stamford Bridge, England |
Burial | |
Spouse | Judith of Flanders |
Issue |
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House | Godwin |
Father | Godwin, Earl of Wessex |
Mother | Gytha |
Tostig Godwinson (c. 1029 – 25 September 1066)[1] was an Anglo-Saxon Earl of Northumbria and brother of King Harold Godwinson.[2] 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.