Siward, Earl of Northumbria

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Siward, Earl of Northumbria, was an influential 11th-century Anglo-Scandinavian noble and military leader under Kings Harthacnut and Edward the Confessor, noted for his campaigns in Scotland and his dominance in northern England.

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Siward, Earl of Northumbria canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 11th-century person
Anglo-Scandinavian
earl
military leader
nobleman
allegiance Kingdom of England NERFINISHED
associatedWith Northumbrian earldom NERFINISHED
York Minster NERFINISHED
battle campaigns against Macbeth of Scotland
burialPlace Galmanho Priory, York NERFINISHED
child Osbeorn Bulax NERFINISHED
Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria NERFINISHED
conflict invasion of Scotland in 1054
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
culture Anglo-Scandinavian
dateOfDeath 1055
deathPlace York NERFINISHED
diedIn York NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Anglo-Saxon
Scandinavian
fatherInLaw Ealdred of Bamburgh NERFINISHED
floruit c. 1033–1055
historicalPeriod late Anglo-Saxon England
languageOfEnvironment Old English
Old Norse NERFINISHED
militaryRank commander
monarchServed Cnut the Great NERFINISHED
Edward the Confessor NERFINISHED
Harold Harefoot NERFINISHED
Harthacnut NERFINISHED
nobleFamily House of Northumbria NERFINISHED
notableFor campaigns in Scotland
dominance in northern England
service under Edward the Confessor
service under Harthacnut
opponent Macbeth, King of Scotland NERFINISHED
positionHeld Earl of Northumberland NERFINISHED
Earl of Northumbria NERFINISHED
predecessor Eadwulf IV of Bamburgh NERFINISHED
regionRuled Northumbria NERFINISHED
northern England
religion Christianity
residence Northumbria NERFINISHED
York NERFINISHED
sourceMention Anglo-Saxon Chronicle NERFINISHED
Vita Ædwardi Regis NERFINISHED
spouse Ælfflæd of Bernicia NERFINISHED
successor Tostig Godwinson NERFINISHED
supportedClaimant Máel Coluim mac Donnchada NERFINISHED

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Tostig Godwinson replaced Siward, Earl of Northumbria
Earl of Northumbria positionHeldBy Siward, Earl of Northumbria
Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria father Siward, Earl of Northumbria