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See also:EARL See also:MORCAR (fl. ro66)
, son of See also:Earl ./Elfgar, See also:brother of See also:Edwin, earl of the Mercians
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They assisted the Northumbrian to expel See also:Tostig, of the See also:house of See also:Godwin, in 1065 and See also:Morcar was chosen earl by the rebels
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Harold, Tostig's brother, consented to this See also:extension of the See also:power of the Mercian house
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In spite of this concession, and the help which he gave them against Tostig and Harold Hardrada, the two See also:brothers See also:left him to fight alone at See also:Hastings
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After trying to secure the See also:crown for their own house, they submitted to See also: |
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