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Tostig, earl of Northumbria
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Tostig, earl of Northumbria (
c.1025–66), younger brother of
Harold, who was briefly, in 1066, king of England, and of
Eadgyth,
Edward the Confessor's queen. With Tostig's appointment to Northumbria, his family seemed set to dominate the English kingdom. But he was driven out by a local rebellion in 1065. He blamed Harold for not attempting to secure his reinstatement, and in exile raised a force which raided the English coast. Achieving little, he joined the army led by
Harold Hardrada, king of Norway, and was killed at the battle of
Stamford Bridge. Tostig's unpopularity in Northumbria may well have made the wary Harold reluctant to support him. Whatever the case, their bitter quarrel had disastrous results since, united, the two brothers would surely have been able to do much more to prevent the
Norman Conquest than was ultimately possible.
David Richard Bates
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 "Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)")
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Getting a pasting at Hastings; A History Of Britain BBC2, 9.30pm.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland); 9/30/2000; 681 words
; ...consequences. He sold his own brother, Tostig, down the river." The consequences were far-reaching and Tostig decided to join forces against his brother...famous battle, Harold first had to face Tostig's army. He dragged his army 187 miles...
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PAPERBACKS
Newspaper article from: The Independent on Sunday; 8/27/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...hardy Englishmen reach land, to find that Tostig and his smaller band of men have already...Johns decides not to follow the route that Tostig has marked out, but to strike out a more...route along a rocky scree above them. Tostig misinterprets this as a challenge and...
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The tax crisis that cost Harold dear
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 3/2/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...Stamford Bridge because his exiled brother Tostig, formerly the Earl of Northumbria, had...embittered brother out of the country ? Because Tostig, who had been in charge of Northumbria...excessive and unjust taxes. There it is. If Tostig had only understand the vital role of...
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An English Victory at the Bridge.(Stamford Bridge)
Magazine article from: Calliope; 2/1/2001; ; 638 words
; ...Hard-Ruler") of Norway and his ally Tostig, the rebellious younger brother of King...stayed behind to guard. Hardrada and Tostig first noticed dust rising on the horizon...First, Hardrada, was slain, then Tostig. Reinforcements arrived, but the English...
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City: The unkindest cut of all
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 2/23/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...for peanuts. And finally, there is Sir Tostig Stamford, the nonagenarian economist...entire year? Did I realise, asked Sir Tostig, that the amount of my proposed increment...a short recess, probably to allow Sir Tostig five minutes in an oxygen tent. The chairman...
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The Godwins: the Rise and Fall of a Noble Dynasty.
Magazine article from: History Today; 5/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...after Harold fell out with his brother Tostig. Feud within the family circle was the...early Middle Ages, and that of Harold and Tostig not only ruined their own family but also...fated (and short-lived) appointment of Tostig Godwinson as earl of Northumbria, but...
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 "Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)")
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BROTHERLY HATE; Crockets share a house but haven't spoken in 10 years Douglas even bricked up doors to keep big brother out.(News)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland); 2/23/2003; 700+ words
; ...ABEL: Adam and Eve's sons fell out big style when farmer Cain killed shepherd Abel. HAROLD II and TOSTIG: The English king defeated Tostig's army at Stamford Bridge in 1066. Days later, he was conquered and killed by William at Hastings...
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THE STAGE IS SET.(Norman invasion of England)
Magazine article from: Calliope; 2/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...the thanes of Northumbria rebelled against Harold's brother Tostig, the earl of Northumbria, because of his harsh laws and unjust...people's choice. When Harold failed to support his brother, Tostig saw him as an enemy. When Harold succeeded to the throne of...
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 "Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK)")
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Vikings live on in form of wind turbines ; Many centuries ago the people's of the British Isles who dwelt near or in coastal regions lived in constant fear if that fearsome seagoing race the Vikings.
Newspaper article from: Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK); 9/9/2008; 511 words
; ...Stamford Bridge in 1066. Confronting him were hosts of Vikings under Harald Hardrada and Earl Tostig, Harold's own brother. That day Earl Tostig was slain and Harald Hardrada fell, killed by an arrow, and the Vikings were thoroughly defeated...
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NON FICTION: The age of folded kit and woolly headgear
Newspaper article from: The Independent on Sunday; 8/28/2005; ; 670 words
; ...Ascent of the Rum Doodle as it does to Scott of The Antarctic. Tostig and his Nordic team are efficient, well-organised and forging...and a sense of fair play that gently undermine their efforts. Tostig takes the easier route, following a dry river bed. Johns refuses...
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Tostig
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Tostig , d. 1066, earl of Northumbria; son of...1052. Made earl of Northumbria in 1055, Tostig jointly invaded (1063) Wales with his...England). The Northumbrians revolted against Tostig's severe rule in 1065 and chose Morcar...
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Tostig, earl of Northumbria
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Tostig, earl of Northumbria ( c. 1025–...Edward the Confessor's queen. With Tostig's appointment to Northumbria, his family...killed at the battle of Stamford Bridge . Tostig's unpopularity in Northumbria may well...
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Harold Sigurdsson
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
...strength, he joined forces in 1066 with Tostig , Harold II Godwineson's exiled brother...Hardrada claimed the throne of England and Tostig was to be restored to his earldom of Northumbria. He may have been misled by Tostig into counting on more support in England...
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Morcar, earl of Northumbria
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
...Northumbria against Harold Godwineson's brother Tostig , and Morcar replaced him as earl of Northumbria. When Tostig returned with Harold Hardrada in 1066...Harold retrieved the situation by killing Tostig and Harold Hardrada at Stamford Bridge...
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Harold II
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
...perjurer. Late in 1065, he failed to assist his brother Tostig in the (probably) impossible task of crushing a rebellion against Tostig's authority in Northumbria; the embittered Tostig thereafter became his brother's enemy and fought and...
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