Tostig, Earl of Northumbria
Dates: died 1066
Biography
Anglo-Saxon earl and brother of King Harold II. He was killed at the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066.
Notes / Sources
The source directly links Earl Tostig to Afton before the Conquest.
Research sources:
- Historic England Research Record for Afton, Hob Uid 459467, citing M. Beresford, Lost Villages of England (1954), p. 355, and Victoria County History, Hampshire, volume 5 (1912), p. 242. — https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?resourceID=19191&uid=4a04190c-9f1d-4ddb-8a5c-55a4061fca46
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