Tostig Godwinson, Earl of Northumberia

Other Events and Attributes:

• Travel: Sep 1051; In September 1051, Tostig and Judith were forced to flee England for Bruges, along with her in-laws after Tostig joined his father's armed rebellion against King Edward the Confessor; however, they returned home the following year.
• Travel: Nov 1065; Tostig was outlawed by King Edward in November 1065. Tostig, along with Judith and their children, was compelled to seek refuge with her half-brother in Flanders the following month.
• Military: 1066; Tostig supported the Norwegian king Harald Hardrada's invasion of England in 1066.
• Last Full Review: 12 Aug 2020

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Tostig married Judith of Flanders, Countess of Northumbria before Sep 1051. Judith (daughter of Baldwin IV de Lille "Fair Beard", Count of Flanders and Valenciennes and Elena of Normandy) was born about 1033 in Bruges, Flanders, Belguim; died on 5 Mar 1094; was buried in Weingarten Abbey, Weingarten, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• General Information: By tradition, his descendants included a great-great-granddaughter, Helena Guttormsdotter, was the mistress of Valdemar II of Denmark and mother of Valdemar's son Canute, Duke of Reval. He was the great-great-grandfather of King Inge II of Norway and Duke Skule Bårdsson, and the matrilineal great-great-grandfather of Estrid Bjørnsdotter.
• Last Full Review: 12 Aug 2020

Other Events and Attributes:

• Last Full Review: 12 Aug 2020