Osric (died 633 or 634) was a King of Deira (632–633 or 633–634) in northern England. He was a cousin of king Edwin of Northumbria, being the son of Edwin's...
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Osric is an Anglo-Saxon name and may refer to: Osric of Deira, king of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Deira in the 630s Osric of Northumbria, king of the...
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633. Osric, the nephew of Edwin, ruled Deira after Edwin, but his son Oswine was put to death by Oswiu in 651. For a few years subsequently, Deira was...
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Battle of Maserfield. Oswine was the son of Osric. His succession, perhaps the choice of the people of Deira, split the Kingdom of Northumbria. Oswiu was...
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List of monarchs of Northumbria (redirect from List of the Kings of Deira)
south-east Scotland, was initially divided into two kingdoms: Bernicia and Deira. The two were first united by king Æthelfrith around the year 604, and except...
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may have been a son of King Eahlfrith of Deira, and thus a first cousin of Osred. Bede reports little of Osric's reign, but records that comets were seen...
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became king of Bernicia. He did not, however, rule Deira, which was held by a relative of Edwin, Osric. Bede tells us that as soon as Eanfrith became king...
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Alhfrith (redirect from Ealhfrith of Deira)
another brother, Ælfwine, in Deira. It is not clear if Alhfrith had children; it is possible that the later Northumbrian king Osric was his son, though he might...
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Edwin of Northumbria (redirect from Edwin of Deira)
realm was divided at his death. He was succeeded by Osric, son of Edwin's paternal uncle Ælfric, in Deira, and by Eanfrith, son of Æthelfrith and Edwin's...
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For the first decade of Oswiu's reign, Deira was ruled by an independent king, Oswine, son of the apostate Osric, who belonged to the rival Deiran royal...
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Cadwallon of Gwynedd, at Hatfield Chase (South Yorkshire). Osric succeeds his uncle Edwin as king of Deira. Prince Eanfrith returns from Pictland to claim his...
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[citation needed] Oswine, son of the late king Osric of Deira, manages to establish himself as king of Deira (Northern England) despite armed objections...
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the Middle Ages. Oswald was the son of Æthelfrith of Bernicia and Acha of Deira and came to rule after spending a period in exile. After defeating the Welsh...
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became king of Bernicia, whilst Deira was ruled by Osric, a cousin of Edwin. According to Bede, Osric was killed by Cadwallon whilst trying to besiege him...
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and Deira. Eanfrith, a son of the former king Æthelfrith, returned from exile to take power in Bernicia, while Edwin's cousin Osric took over Deira. Cadwallon...
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invaders from the continent, including Angles, Saxons, and Jutes. Bernicia and Deira, the two Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in the north of England, were first united...
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kingdoms of Bernicia and Deira, and Cadwallon defeated and killed their new kings, Eanfrith of Bernicia and Osric of Deira, as well. Northumbria's core...
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king of Deira, Osric, "in a strong town"; Cadwallon, however, "sallied out on a sudden with all his forces, by surprise, and destroyed him [Osric] and all...
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that after the death of Eadwine, Osric, Eadwine's nephew, and Eanfrith, son of Æthelfrith, were crowned kings of Deira and Bernicia respectively. He describes...
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Cadwallon of Gwynedd, at Hatfield Chase (South Yorkshire). Osric succeeds his uncle Edwin as king of Deira. Prince Eanfrith returns from Pictland to claim his...
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Kent, and is baptised by Mellitus. King Æthelfrith unites Bernicia and Deira under one ruler to create the Kingdom of Northumbria. 614 Cynegils and Cwichelm...
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mention of Penda's presence in the preceding siege and battle in which Osric of Deira was defeated and killed. Penda's successful participation in the battle...
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of gods. In Old English, it could be used as an element in first names: Osric, Oswald, Osmund, etc. but it was not used as a word to refer to the God...
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Oswald's son Oswiu succeeded to the throne of Bernicia, and Osric's son Oswine to Deira, the southern of the two kingdoms. In 655, Oswiu defeated and...
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never ruled Northumbria himself, unlike his father, only the subkingdom of Deira. Also the Northumbrian king is described as a pagan, but according to Bede...
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British settlement. It is believed it became a royal residence of King Osric of Deira; records show that his son Oswin was born within 'Caer Urfa', by which...
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Oswald's son Oswiu succeeded to the throne of Bernicia, and Osric's son Oswine to Deira, the southern of the two kingdoms. The main source for this period...
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Oswiu, King (642–670) Deira (complete list) – Æthelric, King (589–604) Æthelfrith, King (604–616) Edwin, King (616–632) Osric, King (633–634) Oswald...
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Bryni Bruny dux Suthsax' Ealdorman under Nothhelm and Watt. fl. c.710 ?Osric Osricus Unknown rank, may not have been king. fl.714 Æthelstan Athelstan...
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[citation needed] Oswine, son of the late king Osric of Deira, manages to establish himself as king of Deira (Northern England) despite armed objections...
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