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Oswald, Saint, d. 641, king of Northumbria (633–41), son of Æthelfrith Æthelfrith (ĕ`thəlfrĭth, ă–), d. 616, king of Northumbria (c.593–616).
..... Click the link for more information. . In exile during the reign of Edwin Edwin or Eadwin (both: ĕd`wĭn)
..... Click the link for more information. , Oswald and his brother Oswy Oswy or Oswiu (both: ŏz`wē), d. 670, king of Northumbria.
..... Click the link for more information. became Christians. After Edwin's death Oswald defeated (633) Cadwallon, king of North Wales, and recovered his father's kingdom. He brought from Iona a group of Scottish monks, led by St. Aidan, who established their base at Lindisfarne (see Holy Island Holy Island or Lindisfarne (lĭn`dĭsfärn), off the coast of Northumberland, NE England.
..... Click the link for more information. ) and introduced Celtic Christianity to Northumbria. Oswald was for a time the strongest ruler in England, being acknowledged overlord of Wessex and other southern kingdoms. Killed in battle by Penda Penda, d. 654, king of Mercia (c.632–654). A noble of the Mercian royal house, he fought (629) the king of Wessex for lands along the Severn River. He then allied himself with Cadwallon of Wales, defeated (632) Edwin of Northumbria, and made himself king of
..... Click the link for more information. of Mercia, he came to be revered as a Christian martyr. Feast: Aug. 5 in the Roman martyrology; Aug. 9 in Britain.