Editing Tostig Godwinson (section)

==Exile and rebellion==
Harold Godwinson persuaded [[Edward the Confessor|King Edward the Confessor]] to agree to the demands of the rebels. Tostig was outlawed a short time later, possibly early in November, because he refused to accept his deposition as commanded by Edward. This led to the fateful confrontation and enmity between the two Godwinsons. At a meeting of the king and his council, Tostig publicly accused Harold of fomenting the rebellion. Harold was keen to unify England in the face of the grave threat from [[William the Conqueror|William of Normandy]], who had openly declared his intention to take the English throne. It was likely that Harold had exiled his brother to ensure peace and loyalty in the north. Tostig, however, plotted vengeance.

Tostig, along with his family and some loyal thegns, took refuge with his brother-in-law, [[Baldwin V, Count of Flanders]]. He travelled to Normandy and attempted to form an alliance with William, who was related to his wife.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}} Baldwin provided him with a fleet and he landed in the Isle of Wight in May 1066, where he collected money and provisions. He raided the coast as far as [[Sandwich, Kent|Sandwich]] but was forced to retreat when King Harold called out land and naval forces.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle|translator-last=Garmonsway|translator-first=G. N.|publisher=Dent|year=1954|oclc=2922082|edition=Revised|location=London|pages=198–199}}</ref> He moved north and after an unsuccessful attempt to get his brother Gyrth to join him, he raided [[Norfolk]] and [[Lincolnshire]]. The Earls Edwin and Morcar defeated him decisively. Deserted by his men, he fled to his ally, King [[Malcolm III of Scotland]]. Tostig spent the summer of 1066 in Scotland.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle|translator-last=Garmonsway|translator-first=G. N.|publisher=Dent|year=1954|oclc=2922082|edition=Revised|location=London|page=196}}</ref>

He made contact with King [[Harald Hardrada|Harald III Hardrada]] of Norway and persuaded him to invade England. One of the sagas claims that he sailed for Norway, and greatly impressed the Norwegian king and his court, managing to sway a decidedly unenthusiastic Hardrada, who had just concluded a long and inconclusive war with Denmark, into raising a levy to take the throne of England. With Hardrada's aid, Tostig sailed up the [[Humber]] and defeated Morcar and Edwin at the [[Battle of Fulford]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://nbl.snl.no/Harald_3_Hardr%C3%A5de|title=Harald 3 Hardråde, Konge|publisher=Norsk biografisk leksikon|author=Claus Krag|access-date= 30 March 2016}}</ref>{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}}