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Earl of Northumbria or Ealdorman of Northumbria was a title in the late Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Scandinavian and early Anglo-Norman period in England. The ealdordom was a successor of the Norse Kingdom of York. In the seventh century, the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of Bernicia and Deira were united in the kingdom of Northumbria, but this was destroyed by ...
27 apr 2022 · From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For the minister to Ethelred the Unready, see Morcar (thegn). Morcar (or Morkere) (Old English: Mōrcǣr) (died after 1087) was the son of Ælfgār (earl of Mercia) and brother of Ēadwine.
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Edwin ( Old English: Ēadwine) (died 1071) was the elder brother of Morcar, Earl of Northumbria, son of Ælfgār, Earl of Mercia and grandson of Leofric, Earl of Mercia. [1] He succeeded to his father's title and responsibilities on Ælfgār's death in 1062. He appears as Earl Edwin ( Eduin comes) in the Domesday Book. [2]
Morcar (o Morkere) (anglès antic: Mōrcǣr) (mort després de 1087) era fill d'Ælfgar (comte de Mèrcia) i germà de Ēadwine. Va ser el comte de Northúmbria des del 1065 fins al 1066, quan Guillem el Conqueridor el va substituir per Copsi .
Of the latter, however, Morcar of Mercia, Earl of Northumbria on the day of King Edward's death, possessed land worth £968, while Tostig, exiled earl at the time, had land worth £491; both may have come into possession of some of Siward's land in the course of becoming Earls of Northumbria.
The Northumbrian Revolt of 1065 was a rebellion in the last months of the reign of Edward the Confessor against the earl of Northumbria, Tostig Godwinson, brother of Harold Godwinson, Earl of Wessex. Tostig, who had been earl since 1055, is said to have provoked his nobles to rise against him by his harsh administration of justice, raising of ...
