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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 .
Oswiu was an Anglo-Saxon king of Northumbria from 655 to 670. Oswiu’s father, King Aethelfrith (d. 616), had ruled the two ancient Northumbrian kingdoms of Bernicia and Deira, but after the death of Oswiu’s brother, King Oswald, in 642, Northumbria was again divided, Oswiu assuming control of.
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Oswiu ( c. 611 –15 February 670), also known as Oswy or Old English: Ōswīg, became the King of Bernicia at the death of his brother Oswald. Later he became the King of Northumbria. When Oswiu defeated and killed Penda of Mercia at the Battle of the Winwaed, he became the seventh bretwalda over the southern English kings.
Oswiu (d. 670) was the ruler of Bernicia from 642 to 670. He defeated the Mercian king Penda at the battle of Winwæd and founded several monasteries and churches.
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Oswiu, King of Northumbria (AD 613-AD 670) Oswiu was a son of King Aethelfrith of Bernicia by his third wife of unknown name. His father was the first King of a united Northumbria, having joined the the old countries of Bernicia and Deira by force of conquest.
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Oct 26, 2007 · Oswiu (c. 612–15 February 670), also known as Oswy or Oswig, was King of Bernicia. His father, Æthelfrith of Bernicia, was killed in battle, fighting against Rædwald, King of the East Angles and Edwin of Deira at the River Idle in 616.
