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Siward, Earl of Northumbria

d. 1055 · 11th century

Siward was an earl of Scandinavian origin who governed York under Cnut and his successors from the 1030s. In 1041 he killed Eadwulf of Bamburgh and brought all of Northumbria under his rule. In 1054 he invaded Scotland and defeated Macbeth, a campaign remembered in Shakespeare's play. He died at York in 1055 and was succeeded by Tostig Godwinson.

Siward, Earl of Northumbria
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