The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

Osred son of Alred

Also known as: Osred · Family: Northumbrians · Role: king · First appears: A.D. 761–795

Life events

  • 790 · Osred was betrayed and banished from his kingdom.(A.D. 761–795)
    • “Osred, king of the Northumbrians, was betrayed and banished from his kingdom,”
  • 792 · Osred was apprehended and slain after returning from exile.(A.D. 761–795)
    • “and Osred, who had been king of the Northumbrians, returning home after his exile, was apprehended and slain, on the eighteenth day before the calends of October.”

A.D. 761–795

  • parent: Alred “Osred, the son of Alred, who was his nephew, succeeded him in the government.”
  • elder kin: Elwald “Osred, the son of Alred, who was his nephew, succeeded him in the government.”

Also listed in Northumbrians — Minor Figures

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