Everything about Edwin Earl Of Mercia totally explained
Edwin (died
1071;
Old English:
Ēadwine) was the elder brother of
Morcar, Earl of Northumbria, son of
Ælfgār, Earl of Mercia and grandson of
Leofric, Earl of Mercia,
Hereward's probable father. 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.
His younger brother,
Morcar was elected Earl of
Northumbria when
Tostig Godwinson was ejected by the Northumbrians (
October 3 1065). In 1066 Tostig raided in Mercia but was repulsed by Edwin and Morcar and fled to
Scotland. Later in the year he returned, accompanied by King
Harald Hardrada of Norway at the head of a huge Norwegian army, which defeated Edwin and Morcar at the
Battle of Fulford near
York (September 20). Harald and Tostig were in turn defeated and slain by
Harold Godwinson's army, five days later at the
Battle of Stamford Bridge (
September 25). After Harold's death at the
Battle of Hastings, Edwin and Morcar were the principal supporters of a new regime under
Edgar the Atheling, but failed to take effective steps against the invading
Normans and soon submitted to
Duke William.
In
1068, Edwin and Morcar attempted to raise a rebellion in Mercia but swiftly submitted when William moved against them. In 1071 they again sought to rebel but Edwin was soon betrayed to the Normans by his own retinue and killed.
Edwin's sister, Edith, had been married to Harold Godwinson until the latter's death at
Hastings on
October 14 1066.
Edwin's lands centred at
Gilling in his brother's Northumbrian earldom, were given to
Alan of Brittany in
1071 and the district was renamed
Richmondshire.
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