Death of Siward, Earl of Northumbria
1055 · Event
The Danish earl who had invaded Scotland against Macbeth dies; Edward gives Northumbria to Harold's brother Tostig.
On these timelines: Norman Conquest, England, Scotland, Master, United Kingdom (combined)
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