Oswald of Northumbria
Military Commander
0604 – 0642
Who was Oswald of Northumbria?
Oswald was King of Northumbria from 634 until his death, and was venerated as a saint in the Middle Ages.
Oswald was the son of Æthelfrith of Bernicia and came to rule after spending a period in exile; after defeating the British ruler Cadwallon ap Cadfan, Oswald brought the two Northumbrian kingdoms of Bernicia and Deira once again under a single ruler, and promoted the spread of Christianity in Northumbria. He was given a strongly positive assessment by the historian Bede, writing a little less than a century after Oswald's death, who regarded Oswald as a saintly king; it is also Bede who is the main source for present-day historical knowledge of Oswald. After eight years of rule, in which he was the most powerful ruler in Britain, Oswald was killed in the Battle of Maserfield.
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- Born
- 0604
Deira - Parents
- Siblings
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- Died
- Aug 5, 0642
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on July 23, 2013
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