King Oswald and his Northumbrian army besiege…

638 CE

King Oswald and his Northumbrian army besiege and conquer Edinburgh.

His half-brother, Oswiu of Bernicia, marries princess Rhiainfelt, heiress of North Rheged ("Old North").

Northumbria embraces North Rheged in a peaceful takeover and Oswiu becomes a sub-king.

Oswald devotes his energies to securing the borders of his united Northumbrian kingdom and extending his authority southward.

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Edinburgh Midlothian United Kingdom View →

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Oswald of Northumbria View → Oswiu of Northumbria View →

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Britons (historical) View → Angles View → Anglo-Saxons View → Bernicia, Kingdom of View → Deira, Kingdom of View → Rheged, Welsh Kingdom of View → Britain, Medieval View →

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