Osric (Hwicce)

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Osric (also Osryc , Osricus ) was an Anglo-Saxon king of the Hwicce from approx. 676 to approx. 682 .

Life

John Leland (1506–1552) took the view Osric might be the son of his predecessor Eanhere with Osthryth , the daughter of King Oswiu of Bernicia . This theory is rejected by modern historians.

Osric and his brother Oswald, who did not stand out politically, came from a noble family. He was a contemporary of Æthelred of Mercien (674 / 675-704), to whom he owed allegiance. In 675 Osric donated land in Bath to build a nunnery under Abbess Berta. In the 670s, the Æthelred brothers were given large estates. Osric built the Abbey of St. Peter ( Gloucester Cathedral ) in Gloucester on this land in 679 . In this charter Osric was named as Praefectus (governor) and minister (subordinate) Æthelreds. Apparently Æthelred had a good relationship with his welbylyfod ("much-loved") Osric. The bishopric of Worcester, founded around 680, was generously endowed with lands by Osric and his successors. In Osric's time, Wilfrid , the Bishop of York , worked in Hwicce.

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literature

  • Michael Lapidge, John Blair, Simon Keynes, Donald Scragg (Eds.): The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Anglo-Saxon England . Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford et al. a. 2001, ISBN 978-0-631-22492-1 .
  • Patrick Sims-Williams: Religion and Literature in Western England, 600-800 , Cambridge University Press, 2005, ISBN 978-0-521-67342-6

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Osric 2  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England (PASE)@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / eagle.cch.kcl.ac.uk  
  2. ^ John Leland : Collectanea , Volume 1, p. 240.
  3. ↑ Patrick Sims-Williams: Religion and Literature in Western England, 600-800 , Cambridge University Press, 2005, ISBN 978-0-521-67342-6 , p. 33.
  4. ↑ Michael Lapidge (Ed.): The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Anglo-Saxon England , Wiley-Blackwell, 2001, ISBN 978-0-631-22492-1 , p. 507.
  5. ↑ Michael Lapidge (Ed.): The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Anglo-Saxon England , Wiley-Blackwell, 2001, ISBN 978-0-631-22492-1 , p. 54; see: p 51
  6. ↑ Michael Lapidge (Ed.): The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Anglo-Saxon England , Wiley-Blackwell, 2001, ISBN 978-0-631-22492-1 , p. 210.
  7. ↑ p. 70
  8. ↑ page 74
  9. ↑ Michael Lapidge (Ed.): The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Anglo-Saxon England , Wiley-Blackwell, 2001, ISBN 978-0-631-22492-1 , p. 488.
  10. ↑ Beda Venerabilis: Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum IV, 23.
predecessor Office successor
Eanhere and
Eanfrith 		King of Hwicce
approx. 676–682 		Oshere
personal data
SURNAME Osric
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Osryc, Osricus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION King of Hwicce
DATE OF BIRTH 7th century
DATE OF DEATH 7th century