The Pact
The first sign of real trouble for Harold came from his brother, Tostig. According to the Anglo Saxon Chronicle, Tostig landed on the Isle of Wight in May 1066, before ravaging the south coast of England, and ending up at Sandwich, Kent. At Sandwich Tostig is said to have enlisted and impressed sailors. He then sailed north where after battling some of the northern earls he arrived in Scotland meeting and making a pact with Hardrada, King of Norway, whereby he agreed to support Hardrada in his invasion of England.
The medieval historian Orderic Vitalis, has a different version of this story, he says that Tostig travelled to Normandy to enlist the help of William, Duke of Normandy. Then as William was not ready to get involved, at that stage, Tostig sailed from the Contentin Peninsula, but because of storms ended up in Norway, and made his pact with Harald Hardrada there.
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