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Tostig, earl of Northumbria: Quick Facts

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Died September 25, 1066 • Stamford Bridge • England
Notable Family Members father Godwine • brother Harold II
Role In Battle of Hastings • Norman Conquest
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Harold II
Harold II
king of England
Engraved portrait of William I, also known as William the Conqueror, shown wearing a crown and medieval robes, facing forward.
William I
king of England
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Aethelfrith
king of Bernicia and Deira
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Oswiu
king of Northumbria
Oswald, Saint
Saint Oswald
king of Northumbria
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Edwin
king of Northumbria
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Edbert
king of Northumbria
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Hereward the Wake
Anglo-Saxon rebel
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Aella of Northumbria
Anglo-Saxon king
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Anglo-Saxon king
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Aldfrith
king of Northumbria
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Harald III Sigurdsson
king of Norway
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Saint Cuthbert
bishop of Lindisfarne
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Orderic Vitalis
Norman history
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Augustin Thierry
French historian
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Erik I
king of Norway and Northumberland
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Saint Paulinus
English bishop
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Waltheof
earl of Northumbria
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Ceolwulf
Anglo-Saxon king