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Rebellion—(1066): Tostig Godwinson, the
younger half-brother of King Harald, sought to
reclaim his lost Earldom of Northumbria. He led an
invasion fleet against England in early 1066, but
was driven off. He searched for foreign aid in his
quest, asking William of Normandy and Harald
Hardrada of Norway to help him invade England. In
September, 1066, Tostig returned to England with
Hardrada and his Norwegian Vikings. Tostig's forces
won the battle of Fulford, but the combined forces
of Tostig and Hardrada were defeated by King Harold
Godwinson at the Battle of Stamford Bridge on
September 25, 1066. The
significance of Tostig's rebellion and his alliance
with Harald of Norway is that in crushing the
rebellion and the Norwegian invasion, King Harold's
forces were in a weakened state when they faced the
army of William the Conqueror at Hastings less than
a month later. Copyright
© 1998-2009 Roger A. Lee and History Guy
Media; Last Modified: 10.04.09 "The
History Guy" is a Registered Trademark. Citation Lee,
R. "The History Guy: Tostig's Rebellion" http://www.historyguy.com/tostig_rebellion.html Battle
of
Fulford--Article
on one of the battles of
1066 Norman
Conquest--Wikipedia
article Hereford
The
Wake--Wikipedia
article Northumbrian
Uprising (1065) Norwegian
(Viking) Invasion of England
(1066) Successor
Conflicts: (Related conflicts occurring at
a later time) Norman
Invasion and Conquest of England
(1066-1072) DATES
OF CONFLICT: BEGAN:
1066 ENDED:
1066
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