Tostig

/ (ˈtɒstɪɡ) /

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noun

died 1066, earl of Northumbria (1055–65), brother of King Harold II. He joined the Norwegian forces that invaded England in 1066 and died at Stamford Bridge

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How to use Tostig in a sentence

The main body of the great army under the king and Tostig landed and prepared to march upon York.
Wulf the Saxon|G. A. Henty
It was not the King of Norway and Tostig, but the impatience of our sailors and troops, that left our shores unguarded.
Wulf the Saxon|G. A. Henty
They picked up Frey; and the priests said that Tostig was to be sacrificed.
Frey and His Wife|Maurice Henry Hewlett
Harold and his brothers, Tostig and Gyrth, all visited Rome.
The English Church in the Middle Ages|William Hunt

As he and Tostig were on their way home they were robbed by brigands at Sutri.
The English Church in the Middle Ages|William Hunt