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	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Morcar of Northumbria
		He was himself the earl of Northumbria from 1065 to 1066, when he was replaced by William the Conqueror with Robert Comine.
		Morcar and Edwin resisted and inflicted heavy losses on the invaders; however, they were defeated at the Battle of Fulford.
		Though they were pardoned, Edwin perished in attempting to raise a Welsh rebellion and, in 1071, Morcar joined the desperate rebellion led by Hereward the Wake against William the Conqueror at the Isle of Ely.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Morcar_of_Northumbria (365 words)

	Morcar - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Morcar
		Earl of Northumbria, brother of Edwin, Earl of Mercia.
		He became Earl of Northumbria in 1065, on the expulsion of Tostig.
		Morcar swore fealty to William the Conqueror in 1066, but in 1071 joined Hereward the Wake at Ely.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Morcar (189 words)

	Edgar Atheling
		However he was too young at the time of Edward's death in January 1066 to defend the country against impending invasion, and his election as king after Harold's death was no more than a symbolic token of defiance against the invading Norman forces.
		Edgar relied largely for his support upon Archbishop Stigand and upon Earls Edwin of Mercia[?] and Morcar of Northumbria[?] and, when this weakened, (within a matter of days of the witan), Edgar was forced inevitably to submit to William at Berkhamstead in either late November or early December 1066.
		However, Edgar joined in the rebellion of the earls Edwin and Morcar in 1068 and, though defeated, he fled to the court of Malcolm III of Scotland.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ed/Edgar_Atheling.html (597 words)

	Essential Norman Conquest - Encyclopedia
		Morcar was the son of Algar of Mercia with whom the Welsh leader Gruffydd ap Llywelyn was allied and brother of Edwin.
		Edwin and Morcar defended York unsuccessfully at Gate Fulford and after Harold's defeat at Senlac Hill they made peace with William the Conqueror.
		In 1070 Morcar joined Hereward the Wake's rebellion in the Fens, but was captured and imprisoned until his death some sixteen years later.
	www.essentialnormanconquest.com /encyclopedia/morcar_of_northumbria.htm (156 words)

	The Battle of Fulford
		On the morning of 20 September 1066 the northern earls, Morcar of Northumbria and his brother Edwin of Mercia, placed their troops between the invading Vikings and the city of York, the capital of Northumbria.
		Morcar was able to deploy his small army on the ground of his choosing.
		Morcar's left pushed Harald's troops back along the track and into the marsh but progress was slow as the troops waded through the reeds.
	www.battleoffulford.org.uk /a_battle.htm (2384 words)

	Morcar
		Morcar was the son of Elfgar, the Earl of Mercia.
		Tostig was banished from the country and Morcar, Harold's brother-in-law, became the new Earl of Northumbria.
		Morcar was taken to Normandy where he was imprisoned until the death of William in September, 1087.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /NORmorcar.htm (394 words)

	ORB: The Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies
		They killed all of his men they could catch, seized his treasure, and then sent to Edwin the earl of Mercia, asking him to send his brother Morcar to be their earl.
		Morcar of course was a member of the one noble family in England that could rival the Godwins.
		Morcar and the northerners marched south with an army, and significantly, were joined by men from the old Danish Five Boroughs, part of Edwin's earldom.
	the-orb.net /textbooks/muhlberger/edward_conf.html (2129 words)

	BATTLEOFHASTING3RDPAGE
		The Earl of Northumbria, Morcar, as well as his brother, Edwin, Earl of Mercia, were both present in York.
		Fortunately, Morcar reached Fulford Gate a few hours ahead of Harald and Tostig, and was able to deploy his small army to his liking.
		Morcar formed a line whose right flank was anchored on the eastern bank of the Ouse, then stretched across the Fulford meadows to the track, and finally to a ditch on the other side of the track where the ground became so swampy that it was unsafe for troops to maneuver.
	www.angelfire.com /wa2/jimaniinterprises/BATTLEOFHASTING3RDPAGE.html (1069 words)

	MORCAR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		They assisted the Northumbrians to expel Tostig, of the house of Godwin, in 1065 and Morcar was chosen earl by the rebels.
		They were pardoned, but Morcar afterwards joined Hereward in the Isle of Ely (1071), while Edwin perished in attempting to raise a Welsh rebellion.
		Morcar died in prison; at what date is unknown.
	www.websters-online-dictionary.org /definition/MORCAR (208 words)

	The Story of Edgar Atheling
		Tostig (Harold's brother) had been made Earl of Northumbria, and although there was peace in that area for some years, Tostig was not popular in the north.
		Later when Edwin and Morcar marched southwards with their armed forces as far as Northampton, both the king and Harold had to agree to the appointment of Morcar.
		The Earls Edwin and Morcar also left the English Court for the north, but their threatened campaign in the northern counties, together with Edgar and King Malcolm, came to nothing when King William marched with an army as far as York.
	www.boldbelvoir.org.uk /ayling/edgar.htm (3868 words)

	Battle of Fulford, 20 September 1066
		He appears to have given Morcar a guarantee that this would not happen, and soon after this Harold married Edith, the sister of Morcar and Edwin.
		Any danger that Morcar and Edwin would side with Harald Hardrada was removed by the presence of Tostig in his army.
		Morcar and Edwin were forced to withdrawn, and did not play any part in the remaining fighting of the year.
	www.historyofwar.org /articles/battles_fulford.html (860 words)

	William the Conqueror
		Before the end of the year the king was crowned by Aldred (to the exclusion of Stigand) in the newly consecrated abbey-church of Westminster.
		In Northumbria, after the second insurrection, he inflicted a terrible vengeance.
		The whole country from York to Durham was laid waste, and we learn, for example, from the Domesday Book, that in the district of Amunderness, where there had been sixty-two villages in the Confessor's time, there were in 1087 but sixteen, and these with a vastly reduced population.
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/w/william_conquerer.html (1484 words)

	Harold Godwinson
		It was alleged that, on the latter occasion, William forced Harold to swear to support his claim to the throne, only revealing after the event that the box on which he had made his oath contained holy relics.
		Invading what is now Yorkshire in September 1066, Harald Hardrada and Tostig defeated and killed the English earls Edwin[?] of Mercia and Morcar[?] of Northumbria at the Battle of Fulford[?] near York (September 20), but were in turn defeated and slain by Harold's army five days later at the Battle of Stamford Bridge.
		Harold now had to submit his army to a 240-mile forced march to intercept William, who had landed perhaps 7000 men in Sussex on September 28.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ha/Harold_Godwinson.html (528 words)

	Battle of Fulford - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Morcar of Northumbria and his brother Edwin, Earl of Mercia
		On September 20, 1066, King Harald III of Norway and Tostig, his English ally, fought and defeated the Northern Earls Edwin and Morcar at the Battle of Fulford.
		Morcar's troops pushed Harald's back into the marshlands with their attack, making progress against the weaker section of the Norwegian line.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Fulford (936 words)

	Harold Godwinson - Cunnan
		Harold entered into this marriage (which amassed even more power for him) despite that fact that, by the Danish law then pertinent, he was already married to Ealdgyth or Edith, known as the "swan-neck", by whom he had several (possibly 5) children.
		The first argued that he had an hereditary right (and a strong enough army) to govern England, while William pointed out that in accepting the crown of England, Harold had perjured himself of his recent oath.
		Invading what is now Yorkshire in September, 1066, Harald Hardrada and Tostig defeated the English earls, Edwin, of Mercia, and Morcar, of Northumbria, at the Battle of Fulford near York (on September 20), but were in turn defeated and slain by Harold's army five days later at the Battle of Stamford Bridge (September 25).
	cunnan.sca.org.au /wiki/Harold_Godwinson (869 words)

	Third Battle of 1066
		Mercia and Northumbria, constituting between them the whole of the midlands and north country, were united under two brothers, Earl Edwin of Mercia and Earl Morcar of Northumbria.
		Nearly half the war-making potential of the Kingdom lay in the fyrd levies and housecarles under the command of Earls Edwin and Morcar, whose base was at York.
		His last command was to Morcar and Edwin, whom he urged to raise a new levy from Mercia and Northumbria, and hasten to his aid.
	www.battleoffulford.org.uk /a_third_battle.htm (2789 words)

	Edwin and Morcar - History Teachers' Discussion Forum
		After the Battle of Hastings, the 'leadership' of the resistance to William by default actually fell to Edgar the Aetheling with the Earls Edwin of Mercia and Morcar of Northumbria.
		It it thought that Edwin and Morcar joined up with Hereward in his campain to defend Ely (where I'm actually currently typing from) but this is much more folklore dreamed up by those wishing to identify with a band of brave rebels rising up against an invading overlord.
		It is most probable that Edwin died and Morcar was captured by the Normans at Ely.
	www.schoolhistory.co.uk /forum/index.php?showtopic=7198 (568 words)

	Norwegian Invasion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Harold Godwinsson's position in England was weakened by a revolt in Northumbria against his brother Tostig in 1065.
		At that time, Harold was forced to accept Tostig's outlawing and Morcar, the son of the previous earl, was given command of the territory.
		The Northern English earls, Morcar of Northumbria and Edwin of Mercia, chose to block the only road between the Norwegian army and York at Gate Fulford, two miles south of York.
	www.mnsu.edu /emuseum/prehistory/vikings/norinv.html (2304 words)

	The Battle of Hastings - Title Page
		Outside of the southern earldoms, which were the political heart of England and mostly under the control of his family, Harold was looked upon as a usurper, which indeed he was if one considers the manner in which he had himself elected King.
		Sometime in late February or early March, Harold visited earls Edwin and Morcar in Mercia and Northumbria in an effort to gain their support during the upcoming struggles with Tostig, Harald Hardraada, and William, which he knew were imminent and expected in the summer.
		Harold correctly reasoned that earls Morcar and Edwin were fully capable of defending their own earldoms against Tostig's small force, he decided to stay in the south to face the more urgent threat from William.
	members.tripod.com /~Battle_of_Hastings/Jan-Sep_1066.htm (1898 words)

	TimeRef - History Timelines - Medieval People Starting With M
		Morcar (Morkere) took part in the 1065 rebellion against the then Earl of Northumbria, Tostig and forced Tostig out.
		At the battle of Gate Fulford in September of 1066 Morcar was beaten by the invading Harold Hardrada.
		The rebels Hereward the Wake and Morcar on the Isle of Ely were attacked and defeated by William the Conqueror.
	www.btinternet.com /~timeref/hprm.htm (3130 words)

	Paradox Interactive Forums - The Enemy Within: Lancaster, 1066
		The people of Northumbria chose Morcar as their new Earl, strengthening the house of Mercia and Harold's claim to the hearts of the Saxon people, but fatally dividing his own house as Tostig sought alliance with King Harald Hardrada of Norway.
		Edwin and Morcar plot the downfall of William the Conqueror, and the House of Normandie.
		The former Earldoms of Mercia and Northumbria are becoming less and less meaningful in the changing country, and so they must also see the transition from their Earldoms into the stronger and lasting Dukedoms of Lancaster and Cumberland.
	www.europa-universalis.com /forum/showthread.php?t=151164 (5657 words)

	Edgar
		However he was too young at the time of the king's death in January 1066 to defend the country against impending invasion, and his election as king after Harold's death was no more than a symbolic token of defiance against the invading Norman forces.
		Edgar relied largely for his support upon Archbishop Stigand and upon Earls Edwin of Mercia and Morcar of Northumbria and, when this weakened within a matter of days of the witan, Edgar was forced inevitably to submit to William at Berkhamsted in either late November or early December 1066.
		Edgar now made common cause with Sweyn Estridson, the king of Denmark and nephew of Canute, who believed he was the rightful king of England.
	www.the-world-in-focus.com /Europe/England/Royal_Family/edgar.html (636 words)

	A History of Penn and its People
		Edwin Earl of Mercia and his brother Morcar, Earl of Northumbria, were delighted that William had overthrown the Godwin family in Wessex and believed that he would be satisfied with the territory he had already gained and so would leave them in control of their kingdoms.
		He was joined by Earl Morcar, whose brother Edwin had been murdered by his own men.
		William felt that he could not trust the Saxons at all and the remaining Saxon landowners had their lands taken away, to be given to trusted Normans.
	www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk /articles/Penn/history/Normans.htm (1246 words)

	Hoveden14
		Consequently, sending messengers in all haste to Leofric, earl of the Mercians, and Siward, earl of Northumbria, he begged them to make haste and come to him with all they could assemble, as he was placed in great jeopardy.
		When this was reported to earl Tosti, taking with him some of the mariners who were well inclined and some who were ill-wishers to him, he retreated, directing his course to Lindesey, where he burned a great number of towns, and put many men to death.
		On learning this, Edwin, earl of Mercia, and Morcar, earl of Northumbria, flew to their rescue with an army, and drove him out of that country.
	www.elfinspell.com /Hoveden14.html (4909 words)

	William the Conqueror
		The brothers, Earl Edwin (of Mercia) and Earl Morcar (of Northumbria), had taken no part in the battle of Hastings.
		Manuscript D of the 'Anglo-Saxon Chronicle' reports that Ealdred, archbishop of York, and the burghers of London wanted to have Edgar (known as Edgar 'the Ætheling'), grandson of Edmund Ironside elected king.
		Though Manuscript D of the 'Chronicle' reported that, the brothers, Earl Edwin of Mercia and Earl Morcar of Northumbria had already submitted to William at Berkhamsted, William of Poitiers says that it was actually whilst William was in Barking that the earls, along with "many other nobles and magnates", submitted to him.
	www.stephen.j.murray.btinternet.co.uk /conqueror.htm (2369 words)

	The Kingdom of Lothere » A visitor arrives at the castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Before Sigefrith could answer, the door opened and Alred and Matilda rushed in, Alred angry that the king had sent for Matilda when everything the servant had told him signalled danger. Matilda, however, was eager to get into the action. She gazed intently at the stranger.
		Matilda explained how the little kingdom was arranged, but Morcar already had his mind on other things.
		Abashed, Matilda curtseyed wordlessly, and she and Alred led a leering Earl Morcar away.
	www.unforgetting.com /lothere/?p=83 (948 words)

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