NameEarl Uchtred OF NORTHUMBRIA283
Death1018283
Other spousesSige
SpouseEcgfrida283
Children
Notes for Earl Uchtred OF NORTHUMBRIA
Lord of Bambergh283

Showed wavering support for his father-in-law and submitted to Danish invader Swein Forkbeard in 1013. Later backed Edmund Ironside, but in 1016 was forced to surrender to Cnut. Just before his formal submission he was ambushed and killed, prompting a blood feud that lasted 60 years.159
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