Gyrth Godwinson
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[[File:BayeuxTapestryScene52b.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Gyrth and his brother's death at the [[Battle of Hastings]], [[Bayeux Tapestry tituli#52b|scene 52]] of the [[Bayeux Tapestry]]. HIC CECIDERUNT LEWINE ET GYRD FRATRES HAROLDI REGIS (Here have fallen dead Leofwine and Gyrth, brothers of King Harold)]] |
[[File:BayeuxTapestryScene52b.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Gyrth and his brother's death at the [[Battle of Hastings]], [[Bayeux Tapestry tituli#52b|scene 52]] of the [[Bayeux Tapestry]]. HIC CECIDERUNT LEWINE ET GYRD FRATRES HAROLDI REGIS (Here have fallen dead Leofwine and Gyrth, brothers of King Harold)]] |
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'''Gyrth Godwinson''' ([[Old English]]: ''Gyrð Godƿinson''; {{circa}} 1032Barlow, ''Vita Ædwardi'' pp. 7–8. – 14 October 1066) was the fourth son of [[Godwin, Earl of Wessex|Earl Godwin]], and thus a younger brother of [[Harold Godwinson]]. He went with his eldest brother [[Sweyn Godwinson|Sweyn]] into exile to Flanders in 1051, but unlike Sweyn he was able to return with the rest of the clan the following year. Along with his brothers Harold and Tostig, Gyrth was present at his father's death-bed. |
'''Gyrth Godwinson''' ([[Old English]]: ''Gyrð Godƿinson''; {{circa}} 1032Barlow, ''Vita Ædwardi'' pp. 7–8. – 14 October 1066) was the fourth son of [[Godwin, Earl of Wessex|Earl Godwin]], and thus a younger brother of [[Harold Godwinson]]. He went with his eldest brother [[Sweyn Godwinson|Sweyn]] into exile to [[Flanders]] in 1051, but unlike Sweyn he was able to return with the rest of the clan the following year. Along with his brothers [[Harold Godwinson|Harold]] and [[Tostig Godwinson|Tostig]], Gyrth was present at his father's death-bed. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Following the death of his father in April 1053, the Godwinsons managed to retain their hold on England. Harold inherited the Earldom of Wessex and became second in power only to the king. Gyrth was made Earl of East Anglia, Cambridgeshire and Oxfordshire some time between 1055 and 1057.DeVries, ''The Norwegian Invasion of England in 1066'', pp. 114–115. Together with his brother [[Leofwine Godwinson|Leofwine]]'s |
Following the death of his father in April 1053, the Godwinsons managed to retain their hold on England. Harold inherited the [[Earl of Wessex|Earldom of Wessex]] and became second in power only to the [[List of English monarchs|king]]. Gyrth was made [[Earl of East Anglia]], Cambridgeshire and Oxfordshire some time between 1055 and 1057.DeVries, ''The Norwegian Invasion of England in 1066'', pp. 114–115. Together with his brother [[Leofwine Godwinson|Leofwine]]'s made [[Earl of Kent]], [[Earl of Essex|Essex]], [[Earl of Middlesex|Middlesex]], [[Marquess of Hertford|Hertford]], [[Earl of Surrey|Surrey]] and probably [[Earl of Buckinghamshire|Buckinghamshire]]DeVries, ''The Norwegian Invasion of England in 1066'', pp. 115. [[House of Godwin|the Godwinsons]] now controlled the entirety of East England. |
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According to [[Orderic Vitalis]] and [[William of Malmesbury]], Gyrth tried (ineffectually) to prevent Harold from engaging [[William I of England|William of Normandy]] in battle, saying that he instead could lead the English forces and that he must stay in London to lead another battle and reminding him of the oath which he had sworn to William. Harold, however, ignored Gyrth's advice. Gyrth fought at and was killed in the [[Battle of Hastings]] alongside his brothers Harold and Leofwine.''Anglo-Saxon Chronicle'' (D and E), 1066 |
According to [[Orderic Vitalis]] and [[William of Malmesbury]], Gyrth tried (ineffectually) to prevent Harold from engaging [[William I of England|William of Normandy]] in battle, saying that he instead could lead the English forces and that he must stay in London to lead another battle and reminding him of the oath which he had sworn to William. Harold, however, ignored Gyrth's advice. Gyrth fought at and was killed in the [[Battle of Hastings]] alongside his brothers Harold and Leofwine.''Anglo-Saxon Chronicle'' (D and E), 1066 |
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