Tostig Godwineson (1026-1066)/Ancestors

Ancestors

The following tree demonstrates the known ancestors of Tostig Godwineson. Numbers beside the three indicate royal lines continued on separate pages, as described below the tree.

Ancestor Tree[]

Tostig Godwineson (1026-1066) (Tostig Godwinson in Wikipedia).
- Godwine Thegn (Godwin, Earl of Wessex in Wikipedia)
  - Wulfnoth Thegn of Sussex (Wulfnoth Cild in Wikipedia)
    - Aethelmar Cild (960-1015)
      - Æthelweard (?-998)
        Eadric
        Æthelfrith of Wessex (9000-927) (Æthelfrith of Wessex in Wikipedia)
        Æthelhelm (c859-923) (Æthelhelm in Wikipedia)
        Æþelræd of Wessex (c840-871) (Ethelred of Wessex in Wikipedia) #1
        
        Wulfrida (Wulfrida in Wikipedia) #2
        
        Æthelglyth of Mercia
        Æthelwulf of Mercia
        Æthelred Mucel of Mercia
        
        Eadburga of Mercia
        Wigmund of Mercia
        Wiglaf of Mercia (Wiglaf of Mercia in Wikipedia) #3
        
        Cynethryth of Mercia #4
        
        Elfleda of Mercia
        Ceolwulf of Mercia (Ceolwulf I of Mercia in Wikipedia #5
- Gytha Thorkelsdóttir (Gytha Thorkelsdóttir in Wikipedia)^[1]
  - Torkel Styrbjörnsson (Torkel Styrbjörnsson in Wikipedia)

Royal Lineages[]

Æþelræd of Wessex was a King of Wessex.
Wulfrida was a Queen of Wessex. Her parentage is unknown.
Wiglaf of Mercia was a King of Mercia.
Cynethryth of Mercia was a Queen of Mercia.
Ceolwulf of Mercia was a King of Mercia.

References[]

Notes[]

^ Gytha was, supposedly, the granddaughter of the disinherited Swedish prince Styrbjörn Starke, the conqueror of Jomsborg, and Tyra, the daughter of Harold Bluetooth king of Norway and Denmark. However, this descent from the old Swedish and Danish royal houses is believed to be a later invention to give her and her numerous sons some claim to royal blood. Gytha was certainly the daughter of Torkel or Thorkil, but her father's connections to Scandinavian royalty should be considered not proven. Gytha's likelihood of royal Danish (or Swedish) descent has been discussed on the Usenet group soc.genealogy.medieval.

[note1-1] Gytha was, supposedly, the granddaughter of the disinherited Swedish prince Styrbjörn Starke, the conqueror of Jomsborg, and Tyra, the daughter of Harold Bluetooth king of Norway and Denmark. However, this descent from the old Swedish and Danish royal houses is believed to be a later invention to give her and her numerous sons some claim to royal blood. Gytha was certainly the daughter of Torkel or Thorkil, but her father's connections to Scandinavian royalty should be considered not proven. Gytha's likelihood of royal Danish (or Swedish) descent has been discussed on the Usenet group soc.genealogy.medieval.

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