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Oswiu

Oswiu, also known as Oswy or Oswig (Old English: Ōswīg; c. 612 – 15 February 670), was King of Bernicia from 642 and of Northumbria from 654 until his death. He is notable for his role at the Synod of Whitby in 664, which ultimately brought the church in Northumbria into conformity with the wider Catholic Church.

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Born
c. 612
Burial
Whitby Abbey
Died
15 February 670 (aged 57–58)
Father
Æthelfrith
Issue
Ealhfrith Ecgfrith Ælfwine Aldfrith Ealhflæd Ælfflæd Osthryth
Mother
Acha of Deira

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Background and early life

Eanflæd and Oswine

Penda

Overlord of Britain

Ealhfrith and the Synod of Whitby

Ecgfrith

Death

Family

Holy relics

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Oswiu

Nodes143
Edges142
Triples261
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.013986
Components1

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related to References · 99
Oswiu → Anglo-Saxon England, Ann, Antiquaries, April, Barbara, Basingstoke, Bede, Blackwell, Britain, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, CELT, Central England, Corpus, Dunnichen, Early Anglo-Saxon England, Early Christian Ireland, Easter Controversy, Ecclesiastical History, Edwards
related to background · 26
Oswiu → Acha, Acha's, At, Bede, Bernicia, Deira, Deira's, Deiran, Dál Riata, Eanfrith, Edwin, He, His, In, King, King Rædwald, Midlands, Northumbria, Oswald, Oswald's
related to Death · 25
Oswiu → Abbess, Alcuin, Archbishop, Bede, Bernicia, Bishop Wilfrid, Britain, Canterbury, Deira, Ecgfrith, Edwin, Even, February, He, His, However, King, Oswiu's, Queen Eanflæd, Rome
related to Overlord of Britain · 23
Oswiu → Britain, Cenwalh, Deirans, Ealhfrith, Eanfrith's, East Anglian, East Saxons, Further, Good, Kent, King Eorcenberht, King Sigeberht, Mercia, Oswiu's, Other, Peada, Penda, Penda's, Picts, Talorcan
related to Penda · 23
Oswiu → Ad Murum, Aidan's, An, Bamburgh, Bede, Bernicia, Bishop Aidan, Cedd, Cyneburh, Diuma, Ealhflæd, Ealhfrith, Finan, Hadrian's Wall, Irish, Kirby, Lindisfarne, Oswine, Oswiu's, Oswy
related to Ealhfrith and the Synod of Whitby · 21
Oswiu → Bede, Bishop Colmán, Cuthbert, Ealhfrith, Easter, Eata, Equally, Hexham, In, Irish-Northumbrian, King, Lent, Lindisfarne, Oswiu's, Palm Sunday, Queen, Ripon, Roman, Roman Church, Whitby
related to Eanflæd and Oswine · 17
Oswiu → August, Battle, Bede, Bernicia, Bishop Aidan, Christian, Lindisfarne, Maserfield, Mercia, Osric, Oswald, Oswald's, Oswiu's, Penda, So, This, Unlike Eanfrith
related to External links · 7
Oswiu → Anglo-Saxon EnglandChisholm, Cambridge University Press, Encyclopædia Britannica, Hugh, Oswio, Prosopography, Vol
related to Ecgfrith · 4
Oswiu → Anna, East Anglian, Ecgfrith, In
Predecessor · 2
Oswiu → Oswald, Peada

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oswiu's penda king son bede isbn northumbria deira battle oswald death bernicia ecgfrith britain ealhfrith eanflæd whitby kingdom mercia brother

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
OswiuBornc. 6121.00infobox
OswiuBurialWhitby Abbey1.00infobox
OswiuDied15 February 670 (aged 57–58)1.00infobox
OswiuFatherÆthelfrith1.00infobox
OswiuIssueEalhfrith Ecgfrith Ælfwine Aldfrith Ealhflæd Ælfflæd Osthryth1.00infobox
OswiuMotherAcha of Deira1.00infobox
OswiuPredecessorOswald1.00infobox
OswiuPredecessorPeada1.00infobox
OswiuReign642–6701.00infobox
OswiuReign655 or 656–6581.00infobox
OswiuReligionChristianity1.00infobox
OswiuSpouseEanflæd Fín Rieinmelth1.00infobox
OswiuSuccessorEcgfrith1.00infobox
OswiuSuccessorWulfhere of Mercia1.00infobox

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