CHAPTER XI.

TOSTIG, SON OF GODWIN:--Tostig is made Earl of Northumberland--His cruelty--The Northumbrians force him to flee--Harold is sent against the insurgents--Tostig is deposed--His anger is turned against Harold--The massacre of Hereford--Tostig repairs to Flanders--Obtains aid from William of Normandy--Tostig's unfavourable reception by Sweyn, King of Denmark