Oswulf I, Earl of Northumbria

Osulf I (d. 963) was Earl of Bernicia from 930 and of all Northumbria from 954 until his death. He is known mostly for conspiring with Earl Maccus, son of Olaf Guthfrithson or Olaf Sihtricson, to kill Eric Bloodaxe, King of Jórvík, and his son and brother. After Eric's death, Edred, king of England, gave the once Norse-held lands south of the river Tees to Osulf, who was already in possession of Bernicia north of the Tees.

It seems that Osulf, who was one of Eric's men, betrayed him when he was fighting for his kingdom after the local populace expelled him. Eric was defeated and slain at the Battle of Stainmore, of which little else is known.

He was succeeded by Waltheof, his son.

[edit] Sources

Stenton, Sir Frank M. Anglo-Saxon England Third Edition. Oxford University Press, 1971.

Regnal titles

Preceded by

Ealdred I Earl of Bernicia

930–954 Succeeded by

none

Preceded by

none Earl of Northumbria

954–963 Succeeded by

Waltheof I

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Oswulf was Earl of Bernicia from 930 and of all of Northumbria from 954. He is known mostly for conspiring with Earl Maccus, son of Olaf Guthfrithson or Olaf Sihtricson, to kill Eric Bloodaxe, King of Jórvík, and his son and brother. After Eric's death, Edred, king of England, gave the once Norse-held lands south of the river Tees to Osulf, who was already in possession of Bernicia north of the Tees.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osulf_of_Bernicia for more information.

Also see "My Lines"

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Osulf I (died 963) was Earl of Bernicia from 930 and of all Northumbria from 954 until his death. He is known mostly for conspiring with Earl Maccus, son of Olaf Guthfrithson or Olaf Sihtricson, to kill Eric Bloodaxe, King of Jórvík, and his son and brother. After Eric's death, Edred, king of England, gave the once Norse-held lands south of the river Tees to Osulf, who was already in possession of Bernicia north of the Tees.

It seems that Osulf, who was one of Eric's men, betrayed him when he was fighting for his kingdom after the local populace expelled him. Eric was defeated and slain at the Battle of Stainmore, of which little else is known.

He was succeeded by Waltheof, his son.

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Osulf I (died 963) was Earl of Bernicia from 930 and of all Northumbria from 954 until his death. He is known mostly for conspiring with Earl Maccus, son of Olaf Guthfrithson or Olaf Sihtricson, to kill Eric Bloodaxe, King of Jórvík, and his son and brother. After Eric's death, Edred, king of England, gave the once Norse-held lands south of the river Tees to Osulf, who was already in possession of Bernicia north of the Tees.

It seems that Osulf, who was one of Eric's men, betrayed him when he was fighting for his kingdom after the local populace expelled him. Eric was defeated and slain at the Battle of Stainmore, of which little else is known.

He was succeeded by Waltheof, his son.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osulf_of_Bernicia

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Osulf (fl. 946—54) was high-reeve of Bamburgh and ruler of Northumbria. Sometimes called "earl", he is more surely the first recorded high-reeve of Bamburgh and the man who, after assisting in the death of its last independent ruler Erik Bloodaxe, administered the York-based Kingdom of Northumbria when it was taken over by the Wessex-based King Eadred of England in 954.

for more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osulf_I_of_Bamburgh

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osulf_I_of_Bamburgh

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About Oswulf, Earl of Northumbria: Osulf I (d. 963) was Earl of Bernicia from 930 and of all Northumbria from 954 until his death. He is known mostly for conspiring with Earl Maccus, son of Olaf Guthfrithson or Olaf Sihtricson, to kill Eric Bloodaxe, King of Jórvík, and his son and brother. After Eric's death, Edred, king of England, gave the once Norse-held lands south of the river Tees to Osulf, who was already in possession of Bernicia north of the Tees. It seems that Osulf, who was one of Eric's men, betrayed him when he was fighting for his kingdom after the local populace expelled him. Eric was defeated and slain at the Battle of Stainmore, of which little else is known. He was succeeded by Waltheof, his son.

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Was Earl of Northumbria in 953

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Notes ◦The rulers of Bernicia held the title of High Reeve of Bamburgh from at least 913 until 1041, when the last was killed by Harthacnut; sometimes - 954-963 and 975-1016 - they also served as Earls of York.

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamburgh]

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The rulers of Bernicia held the title of High Reeve of Bamburgh from at least 913 until 1041, when the last was killed by Harthacnut; sometimes - 954-963 and 975-1016 - they also served as Earls of York. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamburgh]t; sometimes - 954-963 and 975-1016 - they also served as Earls of York. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamburgh].

ca 963 ???

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