NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Osulf of Bernicia

Osulf I (d.963) was earl of Bernicia from 930 and of all Northumbria from 954 until his death. He is known mostly for conspiring to with Earl Maccus, son of Olaf Guthfrithson or Olaf Sihtricson, to kill Eric Bloodaxe, king of York, and his son and brother. After Eric's death, Edred, king of England, gave the once Norse-held lands south of the river Tees to Osulf, who was already in possession of Bernicia north of the Tees. Events Holy Roman Emperor Otto I defeats Mieszko I of Poland, compels him to pay tribute Luxembourg is founded, and the Belgium area becomes part of the United Provinces of the Netherlands. ... Northumbria, an kingdom of Angles in northern England, was initially divided into two kingdoms, Bernicia and Deira. ... Events With the establishment of the Icelandic Althing, now the worlds oldest parliament, the Icelandic Commonwealth is founded. ... Earl of Northumbria was a title in the Anglo-Danish, late Anglo-Saxon, and early Anglo-Norman period in England. ... Events King Malcolm I of Scotland is killed in battle against Highlanders. ... Olaf Cuaran (d. ... ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... King Edred (c923 - 23 November 955), a son of King Edward the Elder by his third marriage. ... This is a list of British monarchs, that is, the monarchs on the thrones of some of the various kingdoms that have existed on, or incorporated, the island of Great Britain, namely: England (united with Wales from 1536) up to 1707; Scotland up to 1707; The Kingdom of Great Britain... Norsemen (the Norse) is the indigenous or ancient name for the people of Scandinavia, including (but not limited to) the Vikings. ... The Tees, a river of England, rises on the eastward slope of Cross Fell in the Pennine Chain, and traverses a valley about 85 miles (137 km) in length to the North Sea. ...

It seems that Osulf, a man of Eric, betrayed him, when he was fighting for his kingdom after the local populace expelled him, to Maccus and Eric was defeated and slain at the Battle of Stainmore, of which little else is known.

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