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Earl of Northumbria Tostig Godwinsson

Tostig was born about 1027 in Wessex, England.¹

Birth Notes
- B: Bet. 1025 and 1030

Tostig's father was Earl Godwin of Wessex & Kent and his mother was Gytha Sprakaleg. His paternal grandparents were Wulfnoth Cyld of Sussex and <Unknown>; his maternal grandparents were Thorkils (Sparkalägg) Styrbjornsson and Sigrid. He had six brothers and six sisters, named Sveyn, Harold, Gyrth, Leofwine, Wulfnoth, Alfgar, Edith, Gunhilda, Elgiva, Edgiva, Driella and <Unknown>. He died due to Battle of Stamford Bridge on September 25th, 1066.¹

General Notes
- Tostig Godwinson (~1026- September 25, 1066), Earl of Northumbria, was son to Godwin, Earl of Wessex and his second wife Gytha Thorkelsd ttir. He was also one of the brothers of Harold II of England, the last Anglo-Saxon King of England.
  
  Tostig married Judith (Fausta) of Flanders (1030- March 5, 1094), daughter of Count Baldwin IV of Flanders and half-sister of Baldwin V of Flanders. She was thus, the paternal aunt of Matilda of Flanders who was the wife of William the Conqueror.
  
  Tostig had joined forces with Harald Hardrada, King of Norway, and they invaded England. His brother Harold II managed to defeat and kill both Harald III and Tostig at the Battle of Stamford Bridge on September 25, 1066. However their defeat was followed by a second invasion by his nephew William II the Bastard, Duke of Normandy on September 28, 1066. Harold II was himself defeated and killed by William the Bastard at the Battle of Hastings on October 14, 1066. William the Bastard, thus became King William I the Conqueror of England.
  
  Popular (as opposed to scholarly) non-fiction books that cover Tostig's life and role in history include:
  1066 The Year of the Conquest ( 1977) by David Howarth (ISBN 0-88029-014-5)
  The Making of the King 1066 ( 1966) by Alan Lloyd (ISBN 0-88029-473-6)
  The Last English King ( 2000) by Julian Rathbone (ISBN 0-349-11385-8)
  
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  Sources:
  Abbrev: University of Hull Royal Database (England)
  Title: Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science, University of Hull Royal Database (England) (copyright 1994, 1995, 1996)base (England)base (England). copyright 1994, 1995, 1996.
  Note:
  Call number:
  
  usually reliable but sometimes includes hypothetical lines, mythological figures, etc
  
  WWW, University of Hull, Hull, UK HU6 7RX bct@tardis.ed.ac.uk
  Abbrev: Pullen010502.FTW
  Title: Pullen010502.FTW
  Note:
  Call number:
  Text: Date of Import: Jan 5, 2002
  Abbrev: University of Hull Royal Database (England)
  Title: Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science, University of Hull Royal Database (England) (copyright 1994, 1995, 1996)base (England)base (England). copyright 1994, 1995, 1996.
  Note:
  Call number:
  
  usually reliable but sometimes includes hypothetical lines, mythological figures, etc
  
  WWW, University of Hull, Hull, UK HU6 7RX bct@tardis.ed.ac.uk
  Text: b abt 1026

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Aethelwerd (The Historian) Thane of Surrey I
  - b.<  0965 d.~  0998
  
  Aethelmaer (The Great) Ciel Thane of Surrey
  - d.~  1015
  
  Aethelflaed of Wessex
  
  Wulfnoth Cyld of Sussex
  - b.~  0983 in Wessex, England d.1015
  
  Aethelthrith of Wessex
  
  Earl Godwin of Wessex & Kent
  - b.~  0990 in Wessex, England d.15 Apr 1053 in Winchester, Hampshire, England
  
  Earl of Northumbria Tostig Godwinsson
  - b.~  1027 in Wessex, England d.25 Sep 1066
  
  King of Uppsala Bjorn (The Old) Eriksson ^*
  - b.~  0875 in Uppsala, Sweden d.~  0950
  
  King of Sweden Olof (Mitkg) Bjornsson
  - b.~  0895 in Uppsala, Sweden d.~  0985
  
  Styrbjorn (The Strong) Olafsson
  - b.~  0930 in Uppsala, Sweden d.0985 in Fyrisval, Uppsala, Sweden
  
  Earl of Sula Thrando of Sula
  - b.~  0870 in Sula, Sweden
  
  Ingeberg Thrandsdottir
  - b.~  0900 in Sula, Sweden
  
  Thorkils (Sparkalägg) Styrbjornsson
  - b.~  0960 in Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden d.0985
  
  Gorm Haraldsson ^*
  - b.0880 d.0931
  
  Harald (Bluetooth) Gormsson of Denmark II
  - b.0910 in Blauzahn, Germandy d.01 Nov 0986 in Jomsborg, Denmark
  
  Thyra Klacksdottir ^*
  - b.0896 in Denmark d.0935
  
  Queen of Norway Thyra Haraldsdottir
  - b.~  0947 in Gormshoj, Jellinge, Vejle, Denmark d.18 Sep 1000 in Norway
  
  King of Sweden Olof (Mitkg) Bjornsson ^*
  - b.~  0895 in Uppsala, Sweden d.~  0985
  
  Gunnhild Olafsdottir
  - b.0923 in Uppsala, Sweden d.1002
  
  Ingeberg Thrandsdottir ^*
  - b.~  0900 in Sula, Sweden
  
  Gytha Sprakaleg
  - b.1001 in Halland, Sweden
  
  Sigrid
  - b.~  0961 in Halland, Sweden
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)

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¹ http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jdp-fam&id=I22396