Copsi (also known as Copsig) was a
Northumbrian magnate in late
Anglo-Saxon England. He was a supporter of
Tostig and was exiled along with him in 1065. He fled to
Orkney, then part of
Norway. He returned the next year (1066) when he joined Tostig at
Sandwich in
Kent with 17 ships. He survived Tostig's
defeat at Stamford Bridge and when
William the Conqueror prevailed at Hastings, he went down in March 1067 to
Barking where William was staying while
his tower was being constructed in
London and did
homage. In return, William made him
earl of Northumbria and sent him back to
York. He lasted five weeks before he was murdered by
Osulf, son of Earl
Eadulf III of the ancient
Bernician family which had once ruled from
Bamburgh, at
Newburn-upon-Tyne. Osulf ruled as earl until the Autumn.
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