Everything about Morcar Of Northumbria totally explained
Morcar (or
Morkere) (d.
1087) was the son of
Ælfgār (earl of
Mercia) and brother of
Ēadwine. He was himself the
earl of Northumbria from
1065 to
1066, when he was replaced by
William the Conqueror with
Copsi.
In 1065, the Northumbrians revolted against their Earl
Tostig, who was replaced by Morcar and declared an outlaw. In 1066 Tostig invaded Mercia, after mounting raids further south, but was repulsed by Edwin and Morcar and fled to
Scotland. Later in the year he returned to Northumbria with the army of King
Harald III Hardrada of Norway. Morcar and Edwin resisted and inflicted heavy losses on the invaders, but suffered a severe defeat at the
Battle of Fulford.
After the death of
Harold Godwinson at the
Battle of Hastings, Edwin and Morcar threw their support behind the
Edgar the Atheling, who was proclaimed king, but they failed to muster an effective military response to the invading forces of
William of Normandy and soon submitted. In 1068 they raised a revolt in Mercia, but rapidly capitulated when William advanced against them.
Though they were pardoned, they again turned against William early in 1071. Edwin was soon betrayed and killed, while Morcar joined the rebellion, initiated by the Abbot of Ely and tactically organized by
Hereward the Wake, against William the Conqueror at the
Isle of Ely (FNQ chapter XX). When the island was opened to the Normans, Morcar was captured and imprisoned. He remained in captivity until William's death in 1087, when the dying king ordered the release of all his prisoners. After a brief period at liberty, Morcar was again imprisoned by
William Rufus and died in captivity.
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