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Osberht (died 21
March 867) was king of
Northumbria in the
middle of the 9th century.
Sources on
Northumbrian history in this
period are limited. Osberht's...
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previous "dissension"
between Osberht and Ælla "was alla**** by
divine counsel" and
other Northumbrian nobles.
Osberht and Ælla "having
united their forces...
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fighting amongst themselves,
deposing Osberht in
favour of Ælle. In the
second raid, the
Vikings killed Kings Ælle and
Osberht whilst recapturing the city. After...
- Northumbria. In 866 this
kingdom was in the
middle of a
civil war, with Ælla and
Osberht both
claiming the crown. The Vikings, who had
arrived on the
eastern s****s...
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known of Ecgberht. He
first appears following the
death of
kings Ælla and
Osberht in
battle against the
Vikings of the
Great Heathen Army at York on 21 March...
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Osberht, join
forces in an
attempt to
expel the
Great Heathen Army, but are
defeated in
battle by Ivar the
Boneless and
Halfdan Ragnarsson.
Osberht is...
- its capital, York ("Jórvík"),
defeating both the
recently deposed King
Osberht of
Northumbria and the
usurper Ælla of Northumbria. The
Danes then placed...
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which was at that time in the
middle of a
civil war
between Ælla and
Osberht,
opposing claimants for the
Northumbrian throne. Late in 866 the army conquered...
- His
ancestry is not known, but it is
possible that he was a
kinsman of
Osberht and Ælla. Rædwulf
became king when Æthelred son of
Eanred was deposed....
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Written and
numismatic evidence agrees that Æthelred was
succeeded by
Osberht. Higham, p. 145 Yorke, p. 96 Kirby, p. 162 Rollason,
Eardwulf Higham, N...
