House Godwin · England

Tostig Godwinson

Earl in exile. 1026 to Not recorded.

What is known, and how well

Fact	Value	Certainty
Birth	1026	Year
Death	Not recorded	Not recorded
Parents	Godwin	As recorded
House	House Godwin
Realm	England
How sure we are	Not rated	Of this record as a whole

Events

15 April 1053
Earl Godwin dies
Harold inherits the weight of the most powerful family in England.
With Godwin, Harold, Tostig
5 October 1065
Northumbria rejects Tostig
A northern revolt forces the crown to choose between a brother and a realm.
With Tostig, Harold, Morcar
20 March 1066
Tostig seeks a return
Tostig's exile hardens into a political grievance.
With Tostig, Harold, Morcar
20 September 1066
Harald lands in the north
A second claimant opens a northern front.
With Harald, Tostig, Morcar
25 September 1066
Stamford Bridge
Harold defeats the Norwegian host.
With Harold, Harald, Tostig

Family

Married to Judith.

What is uncertain

Death is not recorded.

Related people

Harold, Morcar, Harald.

Sources

Where this is recorded

Reference works

Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

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