Godwin Wulfnothson & Gytha Thorgilsdottir
Godwin
and
Gytha
were married in a religious ceremony about 1018. They had eleven sons and four daughters, named
Swein or
,
Harold
,
Herbert
,
Morcar
,
Waltheow
,
Wulfnoth
,
Edwin
,
Leofwine
,
Gwrth or
,
Alfgar
,
Tostig
,
Edith of
,
Gunhilda
,
Gytha
and
Elgiva
.
Personal Details
Godwin Wulfnothson
He died in 1053.
Gytha Thorgilsdottir
Gytha is no longer alive.
Children
Edith of Wessex
Edith of was born in 1020 in
England
. She died at the age of 55 in 1075.
Swein or Sven
Swein or was born before 1022.
Harold Godwinson
Harold was born about 1022 in
Wessex, England
. He died on October 14th, 1066 in
Killed at the Battle of Hastings
. He was buried in
Waltham Abbey (body now lost), Wessex, England
.
Herbert
Morcar
Waltheow
Wulfnoth
Gunhilda
Edwin
Leofwine
Gwrth or Gyrth
Gytha
Elgiva
Alfgar
Tostig Godwinson
He died on September 9th, 1066 in
The battle at Stamford Bridge
.
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