Siward
was a Danish follower of Canute
and
was rewarded with the title of Earl of Northumbria. In 1032 he also
became Earl of Deira in 1032.
In
1054 Siward led a successful invasion of Scotland and after defeating
Macbeth he replaced him as King of Scots with Malcolm Canmore.
Siward
died in 1055 and was replaced by Tostig
as
Earl of Northumbria.
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