regarded earl york dependent territories included limited southern half background obscure poor source documentation facilitated disagreement historians family ethnicity believed took position york holding position downfall southern opposed united alternative tradition puts division death little known career legend escorted scottish king english royal court expelled england life known son clear son succeeded origins origins unclear specific relationship previous known figure established available sources suggests historians points old scandinavian writers entry comment suggests origin suggestion supported fact son held lands hand genuine english common element shared previous york points connection family english far north accession recorded year son raided took historians mean senior including territory high records exist witnessing charters early mean imply death deposition predecessor charters problematic source documents having recorded later possibility interference transmission charter dated grant witnessed minister suggesting york 12th century compilation earlier sources claims death divided parts evil child receiving lands forth river receiving lands according john king division council york order prevent area inheritance man claims division took place time division line river historian considered career frequently attested charters indicating enjoyed position trust court claims escorted scottish king based bishop conducted king homage king gave great honour sent occurred happened bishop dying dated historian believed mark beginning scottish control lands defining manner historian suggested fabricated later claim scottish kings owed homage lands downfall legacy long death king banished england reason given report expulsion version describes events driven country waves bath waters homeland whale grey haired man wise skilled speech lands historian downfall result opposing succession edward martyr said son named successor man named clear son son gunner historians tend favour idea successor son gunner tells great great granddaughter mother
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