Girth
Also known as: Earl Girth · Family: English · Role: earl · First appears: A.D. 1066 · part 1
Life events
- 1066 · William defeated Harold; Harold, Leofwin, and Girth were slain.(A.D. 1066 · part 1 · 📍 the estuary of Appledore)
- With: Harold son of Godwin William of Normandy Leofwine son of Godwin
- “There was slain King Harold, and Leofwin his brother, and Earl Girth his brother, with many good men: and the Frenchmen gained the field of battle,”
- 1066 · Harold fell fighting William, and his brothers Girth and Leofwin fell with him.(A.D. 1066 · part 2 · 📍 Hastings)
- With: Harold son of Godwin William of Normandy Leofwine son of Godwin
- “and Harold came from the north, and fought against him before all his army had come up: and there he fell, and his two brothers, Girth and Leofwin; and William subdued this land.”
A.D. 1066 · part 1
- siblings with Harold son of Godwin “There was slain King Harold, and Leofwin his brother, and Earl Girth his brother, with many good men”
- siblings with Leofwine son of Godwin “There was slain King Harold, and Leofwin his brother, and Earl Girth his brother, with many good men”
A.D. 1066 · part 2
- siblings with Harold son of Godwin “and there he fell, and his two brothers, Girth and Leofwin;”
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Extracted from the original text of The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. Made with Rho MD.