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Oswald of Northumbria — MetaHistoryBook
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Oswald of Northumbria
King of Northumbria
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Wikidata (Q336016) ↗
Details
Instance of
human
Born
604
Died
5 August 642
Place of birth
Kingdom of Deira
Place of death
Oswestry
Sex or gender
male
Given name
Oswald
Father
Æthelfrith of Northumbria
Mother
Acha of Deira
Spouse
Kyneburga of Wessex
Child
Œthelwald of Deira
Sibling
Æbbe of Coldingham
,
Eanfrith of Bernicia
,
Oswiu
Occupation
sovereign
Position held
King of Northumbria
,
king of Bernicia
,
king of Deira
Citizenship
Kingdom of Northumbria
canonization status
Catholic saint
described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900
,
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
,
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
domain of saint or deity
Kingdom of Northumbria
feast day
August 5
languages spoken, written or signed
English
manner of death
Battle of Maserfield
place of burial
Durham Cathedral
work location
Kingdom of Northumbria
Connected on Wikidata
Subject of
Vita sancti Oswaldi
Oswald (605?-642) (DNB00)
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Oswald
Oswald, Northumbrian King to European Saint
Archaeology and the cult of St. Oswald in pre-Conquest Northumbria
St Oswald in post-Conquest England
Vita Oswaldi
Depicted in
Paradiesgärtlein
Reliquary of Saint Henry
Parent of
Œthelwald of Deira
Spouse of
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Kyneburga of Wessex
Child of
Æthelfrith of Northumbria
Acha of Deira