This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1878 edition. Excerpt: ...the forces against him superior to his own dismissed his troops and took refuge with earl Hunuald. By him he was betrayed to Osuiu who put him to death. This crime was committed at Ingetlingum (Gilling) where the victorious king afterwards built a monastery to atone for his guilt. 35 Oswin was a prince, comely courteous and bountiful. Beda relates a story of his gift of a horse to bishop Aedan which the bishop soon afterwards bestowed upon a poor man who asked alms of him. The 14 MURDER OF OSWIN. 245 king reproached him for this excess of liberality but in consequence of the bishop's reply, entreated forgiveness for what he had said. The bishop foretold that so humble a man could not be long permitted to live in so unworthy a nation. The early murder of the king fulfilled 5 this presage, and Ac-dan himself did not live more than twelve days after the king whom he so much loved. P 44 3 osviv 1 10--11 Paulinus died 10 Oct 644 in Osuiu's second year, ie Osuiu came to the throne after 10 Oct 642. J INPVCNATVS Penda king of Mercia was probably in league IO with the Britons, between whom and Osuiu the ann Tighern mention a battle as having been fought 642 AD., 6 PAGANA GENTE MERCIORVM p 35 1 27., 7 ALCHFRIDO p 66 1 7. h a 2 (his design of visiting Rome with Benedict Biscop). He was Wilfrid's patron Eddius 7--10. Ai.chfrido 15 Ealhfrith (Saxon Version) seems to be a different person from Aldfrid (Ealdfrith. Sax Vers) son of Osuiu who succeeded Ecgfrid 68j A D. See Lappenberg I 187 n., Fratris Osuald. Oidilwald was king of Deira p 63 I 6. A D 665 he was on the side of the Mercians against Osuiu and the 20 Bernicians though he held aloof from the battle p 66 1 10--15. The union therefore of Deira and Bemicia was not so complete...