Oswald 1 (Male) King of the Northumbrians, 634-642
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Birinus 1.mission to Britain: Birinus 1 came to Britain on the advice of Honorius 2 and first visited the race of the Gewisse (West Saxons).: Bede.HE iii.7

Alms-giving (3)

Oswald 1.alms-giving: When Oswald 1 had sat down to dinner with Aidan 1, an officer came to tell him that a great multitude of poor people (Anonymi 639) from every district were sitting in the precincts and asking alms of the king. He then ordered the dainties set in front of him to be carried to the poor.: Bede.HE iii.6

Oswald 1.gift of silver dish and food to poor: Oswald 1 ordered a silver dish and the food on it to be given to those in need (Anonymi 1073).: Alcuin.VersEubor 291-300

Oswald 1.granting a great silver dish to the poor: A silver dish of great weight he directed be given to those in need.: Alcuin.VersEubor 297-8

Appointment/consecration/elevation/ordination of bishop (2)

Birinus 1.arrival: Birinus 1, who was the first bishop of the West Saxons under Cynegils 1 and Cwichelm 1, was sent to England by Honorius 2 and ordained by Asterius 1, bishop of Genoa. He was in such a hurry to leave that he left his corporals behind. Once out at the sea, he remembered his loss and, unwilling to interrupt the voyage, walked upon the water to the shore, found his corporals and returned to the ship in the same way. On arrival he converted King Cwichelm 1 and baptised him on the day of his daughter’s [Anonymous 215] wedding to Oswald 1, most holy king of the Northumbrians, who acted as Cwichelm 1’s godfather. Both kings then gave Birinus 1 Dorchester for is episcopal seat. : WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum ii.75.2-7

Oswald 1.bringing of Aidan 1 to England: Oswald 1 brought Aidan 1 to this country [sc. England].: OEMart 195

Appointment/consecration/elevation/ordination of king (1)

Oswald 1.accession to kingdom: Oswald 1 also here acceded to the Northumbrian kingdom.: ASC (E) 634 E (634)

Ascetic practices/fasting/resisting temptation (1)

Anonymous 253.vision of St Peter and St Paul: While the brothers of the monastery were observing a three-day fast, a little boy (Anonymous 253), who was also afflicted by a virulent plague, had a vision of the most blessed chiefs of the apostles.: Bede.HE iv.14

Baptism (4)

Birinus 1.baptism of Cynegils 1: Here Cynegils 1 was baptized by Birinus 1 [ABCDEF(Lat.)G: at Dorchester-on-Thames with Oswald 1 as his godfather].: ASC 635 ABCEF(OE and Lat.)G (635)

Cynegils 1.baptism: After receiving instructions from Birinus 1, Cynegils 1 was cleansed from his sins in the waters of baptism together with all his people.: Bede.HE iii.7

Oswald 1-others.baptism: Oswald 1 and his companions (Anonymi 631) received the sacrament of baptism while he was an exile among the Irish.: Bede.HE iii.3

Battle (5)

Oswald 1-Cadwallon 1.battle of Deniseburn: Oswald 1 came with an army and destroyed Cadwallon 1 together with his immense force.: Bede.HE iii.1

Oswald 1-Eowa 1.deaths at Maserfelth: Battle of Maserfelth in which Oswald 1 and Eowa 1 fell.: AnnalsCamb 644 (642)

Oswald 1.battle: Battle of Oswald 1.: AnnalsUlster 639.3 (642)

Oswald 1.death in battle: Oswald 1 was killed in battle.: Bede.HE iii.6

Oswiu 1. burial of Oswald 1’s head and hands: One year after the battle in which Oswald 1 was killed, Oswiu 1 took his head and hands, which had been hung on stakes. He then buried the head in the church of Lindisfarne, but the hands and arms were buried in Bamburgh.: Bede.HE iii.12

Burial (3)

Oswald 1.burial: St king Oswald 1's head is buried with St Cuthbert 1, his right arm is in Bebbanburg (Bamburgh), and the rest of the body is in the new monastery in Gloucester. : RestingPlaces II.5

Oswald 1.burial at Bardney: [Oswald 1's] body was buried at Bardney.: ASC (E) 641 E (641)

Burning (1)

Oswald 1.post-mortem miracle of soil and fire: A Breton (Anonymous 221), travelling near the place where Oswald 1 had been killed, saw a spot which was greener than the rest of the field. Thinking that some holy man had died there, he took some soil. He then went on his way and came to a certain village, where a feast was taking place. He hung up the cloth containing the dust on one of the wall-posts. When a fire started, the whole house was burnt down with the single exception of the post.: Bede.HE iii.10

Church-adornment (1)

Oswald 1.decorating churches: He [sc. Oswald 1] clothed the altars with silver, gems and gold, with silk on the walls beautifully marked out with gold leaf...; he hung lanterns of various kinds through the holy buildings.: Alcuin.VersEubor 277-80

Commemoration of saint/calendar-entering (3)

Oswald 1.calendar commemoration: Oswald 1 on his death acquired a heavenly kingdom.: CalendRamsey 80

Oswald 1.commemoration: The festival of Oswald 1 was on the fifth day of the month [of August].: OEMart 171

Oswald 1.commemoration on 5 August: 5 August: Calendar-commemoration of King Oswald 1.: Willibrord.Cal 10

Commemoration of the dead (2)

Oswald 1.commemoration on 5 August: 5 August: Calendar-commemoration of King Oswald 1.: Willibrord.Cal 10

Oswald 1.death: Oswald 1 [was killed].: CalendRamsey 80

Conquest (2)

Oswald 1.conquest: Oswald 1 returned suddenly from exile and conquered his enemies.: Alcuin.VersEubor 236-64

Oswald 1.subjection of neighbouring peoples: Four peoples who were in Britain were made subject to Oswald 1: the British, Picts, Irish and English (Anonymi 1278).: OEMart 171

Conversion (1)

Death/dying (4)

Oswald 1-Eowa 1.deaths at Maserfelth: Battle of Maserfelth in which Oswald 1 and Eowa 1 fell.: AnnalsCamb 644 (642)

Oswald 1.calendar commemoration: Oswald 1 on his death acquired a heavenly kingdom.: CalendRamsey 80

Oswald 1.death: Oswald 1 [was killed].: CalendRamsey 80

Oswald 1.death in battle: Oswald 1 died with a prayer on his lips. This had become proverbial in Bede 1's time. The proverb ran 'May God have mercy on their souls, as Oswald 1 said when he fell to the earth'.: Bede.HE iii.12

Dreaming/seeing vision/revelation (2)

Oswald 1.translation to Lindsey: The remains of Oswald 1 were translated to Lindsey, where the local people (Anonymi 1076) buried him after seeing a fiery light.: Alcuin.VersEubor 362-74

Eating (1)

Episcopal see, acquisition/institution/division/merge (1)

Exile (1)

Oswald 1-others.baptism: Oswald 1 and his companions (Anonymi 631) received the sacrament of baptism while he was an exile among the Irish.: Bede.HE iii.3

Exorcism (1)

Oswald 1.post-mortem exorcism at Æthelhild 2’s monastery: A guest (Anonymous 222), who used to be greatly troubled by an unclean spirit, was hospitably received at Æthelhild 2's monastery. When he had laid down on his bed, he was suddenly possessed by the devil. After various attempts to overcome his madness by various means, he was healed only when a servant (Anonymous 224) took to him the soil of the floor on which the water, used to wash Oswald 1's relics, had been poured out.: Bede.HE iii.11

Expulsion (1)

Edwin 2.expulsion of æthelings: Edwin 2 drove out [seven] æthelings, the sons of Æthelfrith 2.: ASC (E) 617 E (617)

Godparenting (1)

Grant and Gift (4)

Oswald 1.gift of silver dish and food to poor: Oswald 1 ordered a silver dish and the food on it to be given to those in need (Anonymi 1073).: Alcuin.VersEubor 291-300

Oswald 1.granting a great silver dish to the poor: A silver dish of great weight he directed be given to those in need.: Alcuin.VersEubor 297-8

Healing (6)

Oswald 1.miracle of boy healed at his tomb: A boy in the monastery who was sick (Anonymous 331) was taken to the burial-place of Oswald 1 and was healed.: Alcuin.VersEubor 380-7

Oswald 1.miracle of horse healed at the place where he died: The horse of a traveller (Anonymous 327) was healed at the spot where Oswald 1 died.: Alcuin.VersEubor 314-23

Oswald 1.post-mortem healing miracle of girl: Anonymous 218 reached an inn where he intended to lodge, after his horse had been healed. There he heard that the niece of the patron had been long suffering from paralysis. He told them of the place where his horse was cured. They brought her (Anonymous 219) there and she was healed.: Bede.HE iii.9

Oswald 1.post-mortem healing miracle of horse: The horse of a man (Anonymous 218) who was riding past the place where Oswald 1 had been killed suddenly fell ill to the earth. It twisted about from place to place until it came to the very spot where the king was killed. Forthwith the pain ceased and it was completely cured.: Bede.HE iii.9

Oswald 1.post-mortem healing of Irish scholar: An Irish scholar (Anonymous 231), struck by plague, drank some water bathed in the stake on which Oswald 1's head had been nailed and recovered.: Alcuin.VersEubor 460-98

Horse-using/giving/acquisition/riding (2)

Oswald 1.miracle of horse healed at the place where he died: The horse of a traveller (Anonymous 327) was healed at the spot where Oswald 1 died.: Alcuin.VersEubor 314-23

Hospitality (1)

Illness/demonic seizure/madness (5)

Oswald 1.miracle of boy healed at his tomb: A boy in the monastery who was sick (Anonymous 331) was taken to the burial-place of Oswald 1 and was healed.: Alcuin.VersEubor 380-7

Invention/authorisation of relics (1)

Invitation (1)

Oswald 1.bringing of Aidan 1 to England: Oswald 1 brought Aidan 1 to this country [sc. England].: OEMart 195

Journey (2)

Æthelburg 1.sending children to Gaul: After Æthelburg 1 arrived in Kent, fearing Eadbald 2 and Oswald 1, she sent Uscfrea 1 and Yffi 2 to Gaul to be brought up by Dagobert 2.: Bede.HE ii.20

Killing/murder (9)

Oswald 1-Cadwallon 1.battle of Deniseburn: Oswald 1 came with an army and destroyed Cadwallon 1 together with his immense force.: Bede.HE iii.1

Oswald 1-Eowa 1.deaths at Maserfelth: Battle of Maserfelth in which Oswald 1 and Eowa 1 fell.: AnnalsCamb 644 (642)

Oswald 1.death: Oswald 1 [was killed].: CalendRamsey 80

Oswald 1.death in battle: Oswald 1 was killed by the same heathen people and the same heathen Mercian king as his predecessor Edwin 2.: Bede.HE iii.9, 24, v.24 (642)

Oswald 1.killing: Here Oswald 1 was slain.: ASC 642 AG, 641 BCF(OE and Lat.) (641)

Oswald 1.killing by Penda 1: Here Oswald 1 was slain by Penda 1 at Maserfeld on the day of the nones of August [= 5 August].: ASC (E) 641 E (641)

Oswald 1.mutilation: After Oswald 1 was killed, his hand was hung on a stake: Alcuin.VersEubor 301-3

Penda 1.killing Oswald 1: Penda 1 killed Oswald 1.: Anon.LiberEliensis I.7

Kingdom - accession to (1)

Oswald 1.accession to kingdom: Oswald 1 also here acceded to the Northumbrian kingdom.: ASC (E) 634 E (634)

Marriage (1)

Martyrdom (2)

Oswald 1.killing: Oswald 1 ended his life in prayer when he was slain.: OEMart 171

Message-sending (1)

Oswald 1.sending to the Irish for a bishop: Oswald 1 sent to the Irish elders (Anonymi 632), requesting them to send a bishop.: Bede.HE iii.3

Miracle (7)

Oswald 1.miracles: Many were Oswald 1's miracles both on this side of the sea and beyond.: OEMart 172

Oswald 1.post-mortem miracle at translation to Bardney: Oswald 1's niece, Osthryth 1, wanted her uncle's body to be translated to the monastery of Bardney, but the inmates did not receive the bones gladly. At night, the relics were left outdoors, under a large tent. But a column of light stretched from the carriage right up to heaven all through the night.: Bede.HE iii.11

Mission/mission-sending (1)

Birinus 1.mission to Britain: Birinus 1 came to Britain on the advice of Honorius 2 and first visited the race of the Gewisse (West Saxons).: Bede.HE iii.7

Mutilation (2)

Oswald 1.head attached to a stake: Oswald 1's head was attached to a stake of wood.: Alcuin.VersEubor 485-6

Oswald 1.mutilation: After Oswald 1 was killed, his hand was hung on a stake: Alcuin.VersEubor 301-3

Ordering (1)

Pastoral activities/preaching (3)

Aidan 1-others.pastoral activities: Aidan 1 preached the gospel while Oswald 1 acted as an interpreter.: Bede.HE iii.3

Anonymous 213.unsuccessful preaching to the English: When Oswald 1 asked the Irish for a bishop to minister the word of faith to him and his people, a man of harsh disposition (Anonymous 213) was first sent.: Bede.HE iii.5

Cynegils 1.baptism: After receiving instructions from Birinus 1, Cynegils 1 was cleansed from his sins in the waters of baptism together with all his people.: Bede.HE iii.7

Praying (2)

Oswald 1.killing: Oswald 1 ended his life in prayer when he was slain.: OEMart 171

Relics-collecting/depositing/granting (2)

Oswald 1.deposition of relics: Oswald 1's relics were located in various places.: OEMart 171-2

Oswiu 1.conversion into relic of Oswald 1’s hand: Oswiu 1 took Oswald 1's hand and placed it in a silver casket.: Alcuin.VersEubor 303-9

Relics-incorrupt preservation/placing in reliquary/requesting/translating (6)

Cuthbert 1.relics of him and other saints found: In Durham the elevation of holy bodies took place: the body of St Cuthbert 1 was found incorrupt; all the clothes shone as though new. On the breast was a chalice, the upper part of gold, the lower of onyx. The head of Oswald 1 king and martyr was found between the arms. The bones of the saints Bede 1 and King Ceolwulf 3, who had been monk and saint at Lindisfarne, were discovered in separate linen bags.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum iii.134.4-5 (1104)

Osthryth 1.burial of Oswald 1: Osthryth 1 saw that the remains of Oswald 1 were reburied in a church.: Alcuin.VersEubor 357-61

Oswald 1.relic kept at Peterborough: Oswald 1's arm is said to be kept at Peterborough, with sinews, skin, and flesh intact.: WilliamofMalmesbury.GestaPontificumAnglorum iv.180.3

Oswald 1.relics preservation: When Oswald 1 was killed in battle, his hand and arm were cut off from the rest of his body, and they remained incorrupt up to Bede 1's time.: Bede.HE iii.6

Oswald 1.translation to Lindsey: The remains of Oswald 1 were translated to Lindsey, where the local people (Anonymi 1076) buried him after seeing a fiery light.: Alcuin.VersEubor 362-74

Reporting (1)

Oswald 1.post-mortem healing of Irish scholar: Acca 3 told Bede 1 of an Irish scholar (Anonymous 231) who was careless about his salvation. When he fell victim of a plague, he sent for Acca 3 and promised to correct his vicious ways, if he was granted any further term of life. He asked Acca 3 for some relics of Oswald 1.: Bede.HE iii.13

Request (3)

Oswald 1.sending to the Irish for a bishop: Oswald 1 sent to the Irish elders (Anonymi 632), requesting them to send a bishop.: Bede.HE iii.3

Speech (1)

Tomb-making/opening (1)

Oswald 1.body taken from Bardney to Mercians (Anonymi 1354): Here the body of Oswald 1 was brought from Bardney [BC: to the Mercians (Anonymi 1354)].: ASC (MR) [909] B, 909 C, 906 D

Treaty (1)

Aldhelm 3.agreement with Oswald 1: Aldhelm 3 and Oswald 1 concluded a pledge of agreement.: PsAldhelm.EpitTract 1 (p. 206)

Factoids linked indirectly to Oswald 1 (5)

Office (1)

Minister of Oswald 1 (1)

Anonymous 214: Bede.HE iii.6

Occupation (2)

Army of Oswald 1 (1)

Anonymi 1071: Alcuin.VersEubor 260

Soldier of Oswald 1 (1)

Anonymi 631: Bede.HE iii.3

Status (2)

Bretwalda of Oswald 1 (1)

Oswiu 1: ASC 827 ACDEG, <827> B, <826 F(OE and Lat.)

Heir of Oswald 1 (1)

Oswiu 1: Alcuin.VersEubor 303

Oswald 1 (Male) King of the Northumbrians, 634-642 e/m vii

Factoid List

Oswald 1 (Male) King of the Northumbrians, 634-642
e/m vii