Tostig

British  

/ ˈtɒstɪɡ /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

He later appeared as Sonny Munro in River City, and Tostig in the History Channel series Vikings, but relocated to Edinburgh in the mid-1980s, where he established a successful pizza restaurant.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2024

His own brother, Tostig, traitorously serving as the main architect of the king's ruin, persuaded King Harald Hardraada of Norway into mounting a sea assault against England's north.

From Time Magazine Archive

He rode out from his army until he was half-way between the two forces; and then he shouted, 'Is Tostig the son of Godwin here?'

From Stories from English History by Skae, Hilda T.

Harold and his brothers, Tostig and Gyrth, all visited Rome.

From The English Church in the Middle Ages by Hunt, William

A new one had been made for him, of great elasticity and strength, and he had gone out into his park, with his officers, to try its powers, when Tostig arrived.

From William the Conqueror Makers of History by Abbott, Jacob