Fatal Rivalry

By: Mercedes Rochelle

In 1066, the rivalry between two brothers brought England to its knees. What happened to the Godwines? How did they lose their grip? See how King Harold and Earl Tostig's feud led directly to the Norman Conquest.

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In 1066, the rivalry between two brothers brought England to its knees. When Duke William of Normandy landed at Pevensey on September 28, 1066, no one was there to resist him. King Harold Godwineson was in the north, fighting his brother Tostig and a fierce Viking invasion. How could this have happened? Why would Tostig turn traitor to wreak revenge on his brother? See the tumultuous events surrounding the Norman Conquest through the eyes of The Sons of Godwine.

Harold and Tostig were not always enemies; it took a massive Northumbrian uprising to tear them apart, making one an exile and the other his sworn enemy. And when 1066 came to an end, all the Godwinesons were dead except one: Wulfnoth, hostage in Normandy. For two generations, Godwine and his sons were a mighty force, but their power faded away as the Anglo-Saxon era came to a close.

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