- Osric of Northumbria
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Osric was king of Northumbria from the death of Coenred in 718 until his death on the 9th of May, 729. Symeon of Durham calls him a son of Aldfrith of Northumbria, which would make him a brother, or perhaps a half-brother, of Osred. Alternatively, he 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 at his death, a sign of ill omen. William of Malmesbury praises Osric for his decision to adopt Ceolwulf, brother of Coenred, as his heir.
Further reading
- Higham, N.J., The Kingdom of Northumbria AD 350-1100. Stroud: Sutton, 1993. ISBN 0-86299-730-5
- Marsden, J., Northanhymbre Saga: The History of the Anglo-Saxon Kings of Northumbria. London: Cathie, 1992. ISBN 1-85626-055-0
Preceded by:
CoenredKing of Northumbria Succeeded by:
CeolwulfMonarchs of Northumbria Æthelfrith (Bernicia and Deira) · Edwin (Deira and Bernicia) · Eanfrith (Bernicia) · Osric (Deira) · Oswald · Oswine (Deira) · Oswiu · Œthelwald (Deira) · Alhfrith (Deira) · Ælfwine (Deira) · Ecgfrith · Aldfrith · Eadwulf I · Osred I · Coenred · Osric · Ceolwulf · Eadberht · Oswulf · Æthelwald Moll · Alhred · Æthelred I · Ælfwald I · Osred II · Æthelred I (again) · Osbald · Eardwulf · Ælfwald II · Eardwulf (again) · Eanred · Æthelred II · Rædwulf · Æthelred II (again) · Osberht · Ælla · Ecgberht I · Ricsige · Ecgberht II · Guðroðr · Sigfroðr · Knútr · Æthelwold · Hálfdan and Eowils · Eadwulf II · Ealdred · Ragnall ua Ímair · Sihtric Cáech · Æthelstan of Wessex · Amlaíb mac Gofraid · Amlaíb Cuarán · Ragnall mac Gofraid · Eadmund of Wessex · Eric · Amlaíb Cuarán (again) · Eric (again) · Eadred of WessexCategories:- 729 deaths
- Northumbrian monarchs
- 8th-century rulers in Europe
- 8th-century English people
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