Oswald

Family: Northumbrians · Role: Etheling · First appears: A.D. 560–625

Life events

• 642 · Penda slew Oswald in battle.(A.D. 626–655 · 📍 Mirfield)
  • With: Penda
  • “This year Oswald, king of the Northumbrians, was slain by Penda, king of the Southumbrians, at Mirfield, on the fifth day of August”

A.D. 560–625

• enemies with Edwin “Edwin, the son of Ella, having succeeded to the kingdom, subdued all Britain, except the men of Kent alone, and drove out the Ethelings, the sons of Ethelfrith, namely, Enfrid. Oswald, Oswy, Oslac, Oswood. Oslaf, and Offa.”

A.D. 626–655

• with Cynegils (interaction) “and Oswald, king of the Northumbrians, was his sponsor.”
• siblings with Oswy “Oswy his brother succeeded to the government of the Northumbrians”
• enemies with Penda “Oswald, king of the Northumbrians, was slain by Penda, king of the Southumbrians”

A.D. 796–835

• siblings with Oswy “the seventh was Oswy, the brother of Oswald;”

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Extracted from the original text of The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. Made with Rho MD.