Tostig Godwinson

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11th-century English person Anglo-Saxon person earl nobleman

Tostig Godwinson was an 11th-century Anglo-Saxon nobleman and Earl of Northumbria who, after being deposed, allied with Norway’s King Harald Hardrada and fought against his brother Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Tostig Godwinson canonical 12
Tostig 1
Tostig Godwinson, Earl of Northumbria 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 11th-century English person ⓘ
Anglo-Saxon person ⓘ
earl ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
alliedWith Kingdom of Norway ⓘ
ally Harald Sigurdsson ⓘ
surface form: Harald Hardrada
appointedBy Edward the Confessor ⓘ
surface form: King Edward the Confessor
associatedWithPlace Northumbria ⓘ
Kingdom of Wessex ⓘ
surface form: Wessex
causeOfDeposition Northumbrian rebellion of 1065 ⓘ
conflict Harald Hardrada’s invasion of England ⓘ
Northumbrian rebellion of 1065 ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
dateOfDeath 25 September 1066 ⓘ
endTime as Earl of Northumbria 1065 ⓘ
era Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ
surface form: Late Anglo-Saxon England
ethnicGroup Anglo-Saxon ⓘ
familyName Godwinson ⓘ
father Godwin, Earl of Wessex ⓘ
givenName Tostig Godwinson self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Tostig
killedIn Battle of Stamford Bridge ⓘ
mother Gytha Thorkelsdóttir ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Godwin ⓘ
notableFor allying with Harald Hardrada against England in 1066 ⓘ
being deposed as Earl of Northumbria in 1065 ⓘ
fighting against his brother Harold Godwinson at Stamford Bridge ⓘ
opponent Harold Godwinson ⓘ
Northumbrian rebels ⓘ
participantIn Battle of Fulford ⓘ
Battle of Stamford Bridge ⓘ
placeOfDeath near Stamford Bridge, Yorkshire ⓘ
politicalAlignment Godwin family faction at the English court ⓘ
positionHeld Earl in the Kingdom of England ⓘ
Earl of Northumbria ⓘ
relative Edward the Confessor ⓘ
surface form: King Edward the Confessor
religion Christianity ⓘ
replaced Siward, Earl of Northumbria ⓘ
replacedBy Morcar, Earl of Northumbria ⓘ
surface form: Morcar of Northumbria
sibling Edith of Wessex ⓘ
Gyrth Godwinson ⓘ
Harold Godwinson ⓘ
Leofwine Godwinson ⓘ
Sweyn Godwinson ⓘ
Wulfnoth Godwinson ⓘ
spouse Judith of Lens ⓘ
surface form: Judith of Flanders
startTime as Earl of Northumbria circa 1055 ⓘ
title Earl of Northumbria ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Harold Godwinson → opponent → Tostig Godwinson ⓘ
Battle of Stamford Bridge → commander → Tostig Godwinson ⓘ
Battle of Stamford Bridge → killedCommander → Tostig Godwinson ⓘ
Edith of Wessex → sibling → Tostig Godwinson ⓘ
Earldom of Northumbria → notableEarl → Tostig Godwinson ⓘ
Godwinson → usedBy → Tostig Godwinson ⓘ
Godwinson → notableBearer → Tostig Godwinson ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tostig Godwinson, Earl of Northumbria
Godwin, Earl of Wessex → fatherOf → Tostig Godwinson ⓘ
Gytha Thorkelsdóttir → child → Tostig Godwinson ⓘ
House of Godwin → notableMember → Tostig Godwinson ⓘ
Gyrth Godwinson → sibling → Tostig Godwinson ⓘ
Leofwine Godwinson → sibling → Tostig Godwinson ⓘ
Tostig Godwinson → givenName → Tostig Godwinson self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tostig
Earl of Northumbria → positionHeldBy → Tostig Godwinson ⓘ