5 August 641
Battle of Maserfeld
Penda kills Oswald & Eowa
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Maserfeld in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Penda kills Oswald & Eowa
Where Oswald falls becomes known as "Oswestry", "Oswalds Tree". The Battle establishes Mercia as the leading Anglo-Saxon kingdom. Oswalds feat day becomes 5th August. Oswald becomes regarded as a martyr & saint. Defeated & killed by Penda. After Maserfeld Northumbria divides, Oswine rules Deira & Oswy rules Bernicia
The Battle establishes Mercia as the leading Anglo-Saxon kingdom. Defeats & kills Oswald
Death of Oswald, killed at the Battle of Maserfeld
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