• Morcar (or Morcere) (Old English: Mōrcǣr, Old Norse: Mǫrukári) (died after 1087) was the son of Ælfgār (earl of Mercia) and brother of Ēadwine. He was...
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  • supporters, then declared Tostig outlawed for his unlawful actions and sent for Morcar, younger brother of Edwin, Earl of Mercia. The northern rebels marched south...
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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...
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    the rebels chose Morcar, the younger brother of Edwin, Earl of Mercia, as earl. Harold, perhaps to secure the support of Edwin and Morcar in his bid for...
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    was driven back to his ships by the brothers Edwin, Earl of Mercia, and Morcar, Earl of Northumbria. Deserted by most of his followers, Tostig withdrew...
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  • Weston Crich Morley Ingleby Smalley Morcar (or Morkere) (Old English: Mōrcǣr) (died 1015) was a thane (minister) of King Æthelred the Unready. He was given...
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    Godwinson, his English ally, fought and defeated the Northern Earls Edwin and Morcar. Hardrada's army consisted of allies from Orkney and a contingent with Tostig...
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  • game itself was actually a game system, allowing the gamemaster (called "Morcar" and "Zargon" in the United Kingdom and North America respectively) to create...
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  • trilogy of novels by Phyllis Bentley - Inheritance (1932), The Rise of Henry Morcar (1946) and A Man of His Time (1966). The ten-part period drama revolved...
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    defeated a northern English army led by Edwin, Earl of Mercia, and his brother Morcar, Earl of Northumbria, at the Battle of Fulford, outside York. Following...
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    the Danes were punished, and some were killed. In one case, two brothers, Morcar and Sigeferth, were killed and their possessions were taken by Æthelred...
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  • Isle of Ely. The Isle became a refuge for Anglo-Saxon forces under Earl Morcar, Bishop Aethelwine of Durham and Hereward the Wake in 1071. The area was...
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    was driven back to his ships by the brothers Edwin, Earl of Mercia and Morcar, Earl of Northumbria. Deserted by most of his followers, he withdrew to...
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    supported Northumbrian rebels against his brother, and replaced him with Morcar. This led to Harold's marriage alliance with the northern earls but fatally...
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  • Jason Forbes as Thane Thomas Joakim Nätterqvist as Thorolf Elander Moore as Morcar Indy Lewis as Margaret Ines Asserson as Judith Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson...
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  • Peerage of England Preceded by Morcar Earl of Northumbria 1067 Succeeded by Osulf...
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  • Sigeferth (or Sigefrith) (died 1015) was, along with his brother Morcar, described by the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as "chief thegn of the Seven Burghs". According...
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  • Ætheling. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records that Sigeferth and his brother Morcar, described as "foremost thegns of the Seven Burghs" were killed at an assembly...
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    claimed was oppressive, and killed some 200 of his followers. They nominated Morcar, the brother of Edwin of Mercia, as earl and invited the brothers to join...
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    Ealdred, Archbishop of York, and the brothers Edwin, Earl of Mercia and Morcar, Earl of Northumbria. The commitment of these men to Edgar's cause, men...
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  • Siward the Stout killed Eadwulf and gained hegemony over the north. In 1065, Morcar succeeded Tostig as ealdorman of Northumbria and nominal overlord of Oswulf...
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  • directly, and he had married the sister of Earl E(a)dwin(e) of Mercia and of Morcar, Earl of Northumbria (who had replaced Tostig). Thus this "House of Godwin"...
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  • Uhtred of Bamburgh 1006 1016 Eiríkr Hákonarson 1016 1023×1033 Siward 1023×1033 1055 Tostig Godwinson 1055 1065 Deposed after rebellion. Morcar 1065 c.1068...
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  • looted his treasury, renounced their allegiance to Tostig and proclaimed Morcar, brother of Edwin, Earl of Mercia, as their new earl. They then marched...
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  • (unknown meaning) Waldo from Old English Waltheof (unknown meaning) Pepin Morcar Zotto Cleph Pemmo Wikisource has original text related to this article:...
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  • Streona Eadwig Ealdgyth Ealhhelm Ealhswith Goda Godwin Leofric Leofwine Morcar Northman Wulfric Spot Marchini, Simon. "Biographies: Aelfgar - earl of Mercia"...
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  • life, although he seems to have formed a friendship with Sigeforth and Morcar, two of the leading thegns of the Five Boroughs of the East Midlands.[citation...
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  • Vikings led by Harald III of Norway defeat the northern earls Edwin and Morcar. Battle of Stamford Bridge 25 September – Harold Godwinson of England defeats...
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    probably hunting with King Edward when the northerners rebelled and elected Morcar, Harold's brother-in-law, as earl. Tostig charged Harold with conspiring...
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    Crich, Morley, Smalley, Ingleby and Kidsley. This land was then given to Morcar, the King's chief minister, and he was unusually given rights that were...
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