Osric of Deira
Osric (d. 634) was a King of Deira (633-634) in northern England. He was a cousin of King Edwin of Northumbria: the son of Edwin's uncle Aelfric. Osric was also the father of Oswine.
After Edwin was killed in battle against Cadwallon ap Cadfan of Gwynedd and Penda of Mercia, Northumbria fell into disarray, with Eanfrith taking power in the sub-kingdom of Bernicia and Osric taking power in Deira.
Cadwallon continued his ruinous invasion of Northumbria, and Osric marched to stop him. According to Bede, he besieged Cadwallon at York, but the Welsh successfully counterattacked and took the besiegers by surprise, breaking out of the town and killing Osric.
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