Copsi (or Copsig; Old English: Cōpsige; died 1067) was a Northumbrian magnate in late Anglo-Saxon England. He was a supporter of Tostig, and was exiled along with him in 1065. Copsi soon fled to Orkney (then a part of Norway). The next year (1066), he joined Tostig at Sandwich, in Kent, with 17 ships. Copsi survived Tostig's defeat at Stamford Bridge, and when William the Conqueror prevailed at Hastings he travelled, in March 1067, to pay William homage at Barking (where William was staying while his tower was being constructed in London). In return, William made Copsi Earl of Northumbria and sent him back to York. Copsi's rule lasted a mere five weeks, at which time he was murdered by Osulf, son of Eadulf III of the ancient Bernician family which had historically governed the area from Bamburgh, at Newburn-upon-Tyne. Osulf led a small force which surprised Copsi during a banquet and forced him to flee to a nearby church, which was then set on fire. He was then captured and beheaded by Osulf. Osulf, however, only ruled as earl until that autumn, when he was killed by an outlaw he was tracking.
Copsi (or Copsig; Old English: Cōpsige; died 1067) was a Northumbrian magnate in late Anglo-Saxon England. He was a supporter of Tostig, and was exiled...
Northumbria from 1065 to 1066, when William the Conqueror replaced him with Copsi. Morcar and his brother Ēadwine, now Earl of Mercia, assisted the Northumbrian...
he surprised Copsi and his men at a banquet at Newburn-upon-Tyne. Copsi fled to a nearby church but this was set on fire, forcing Copsi out. Oswulf then...
When Copsi offered homage to William at Barking in 1067, William rewarded him by making him earl of Northumbria. After just five weeks as earl, Copsi was...
Copsi, a supporter of Tostig, was a native of Northumbria and his family had a history of being rulers of Bernicia, and at times Northumbria. Copsi had...
bought the office from William after the death of Copsi, whom William had appointed in 1067. Copsi was murdered in 1068 by Osulf, his rival for power...
When Copsi offered homage to William at Barking in 1067, William rewarded him by making him earl of Northumbria. After just five weeks as earl, Copsi was...
Westminster Abbey. 1067 February – Copsi is appointed by the king as Earl of Northumbria (Bernicia). 12 March – Copsi is killed at Newburn by Oswulf II...
(1062–1071) Earl of Northumbria Morcar, Earl of Northumbria (1065–1071) Copsi (1067) Osulf II of Bamburgh (1067) Gospatric, Earl of Northumbria (1067–1068)...
During these absences Northumbria was capably governed by Tostig's deputy, Copsi, but it nevertheless started to become restive while its earl was elsewhere...
of Midas, New York: Coward McCann, 1975; London: Michael Joseph, 1976. Copsi Castle, London: Michael Joseph & New York: Coward McCann, 1978. Dead March...
provincial governments. The Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Sport Institute (COPSI) Network is a group of designated multisport training centres established...
Osulf II of Bamburgh attacked Copsi, an appointee of William the Conqueror, setting the church alight and slaying Copsi when he emerged from its door...
was a Principal Investigator of the Community Psycho Social Intervention (COPSI) study in India, a Welcome Trust randomized controlled trial of community...
attempted to rule the north firstly by appointing local nobility such as Copsi (earl of Northumbria and unpopular because of his former alliance with the...
Edwine, Earl of Mercia, came and submitted to King William, followed by Copsi, Earl of Northumbria, along with Thurkil of Limis, Eadric the Wild, and...
international projects have named her as CO-PI. Some of the well known studies are COPSI, INTREPID and the genetic study with the University of Queensland. She is...
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