deaths

Oswald, king of Northumbria

Historical image related to Oswald, king of Northumbria from August 5, 642

Oswald of Northumbria

King of Northumbria from 634 to 641/42; Christian saint

Oswald was King of Northumbria from 634 until his death, and is venerated as a saint, of whom there was a particular cult in the Middle Ages.
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Northumbria

Medieval kingdom of the Angles

Northumbria was an early medieval kingdom in what is now Northern England and South Scotland.
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August 5

Day of the year

August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 148 days remain until the end of the year.
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