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OSBALD

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King of Northumbria, d. 799. Symeon of Durham (Historia Regum) tells us that
when Ecfwald, a pious and just king, took up the reins of government in
Northumbria on the expulsion of Ethelred, Osbald with another eorlderman named
Athelheard collected a force early in 780 at Selectune (probably Silton in the
North Riding of Yorkshire), and set fire to the house of Bearn, whom Huntingdon
and Wendover call the king's justiciary. In 793 the deacon Alcuin addressed an
affectionate but forcible letter to King Ethelred, Osbald, and Osberct, whom he
calls most dear friends and children, urging them to flee from vices which lead
to destruction and practise virtues by which we ascend to heaven. He points out
the terrible lesson to be learnt from the iniquities and consequent destruction
of former rulers. When King Ethelbert, who had been liberated from exile and
reigned seven years, was murdered on 19 April, 796, at Corbe or Corebrygge
(Corbridge), Osbald the "patrician" was chosen by some nobles of his nation as
king, but, after a reign of only twenty-seven days, deserted by all the royal
following and the nobles, he fled and took refuge with a few others on the
island of Lindisfarne. Eardulf was then recalled from exile and crowned in May
at St. Peter's, York, and reigned for the next ten years. Probably, when at
Lindisfarne, Osbald received the letter sent to him in 796 by Alcuin. In this
the latter states that for more than two years he has endeavoured to persuade
Osbald to assume the monastic habit and fulfil the vow he had taken; but now he
had gained a still worse reputation and more unhappy events had befallen him. He
suspects him further of the murder of Ethelred, besides shedding the blood of
nobles and people alike. He urges him not to add sin to sin by attempting his
restoration to power. It should be more to his shame to lose his soul than to
desert his impious comrades. Rather he should endeavour to the utmost to gain
the reward not only of his own conversion, but that of others who are in exile
with him. Finally he begs him frequently to have his letter read to him.
Alcuin's advice bore fruit and Osbald with some brethren sailed from Lindisfarne
to the land and king of the Picts. He became an abbot and, on his death, was
buried in the church at York.


SOURCES

Symeon of Durham's Historia Regum, Surtees Soc., LI (1868), pp. 25, 37, 211, 219
(also in the Rolls Series); Alcuin's Letters in P.L., C-CI, nn. Xi and lxi and
notes; Monumenta Alcuin, ed. Jaffe (Berlin, 1864), 184-195, 305.


ABOUT THIS PAGE

APA citation. Parker, A. (1911). Osbald. In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York:
Robert Appleton Company. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11334b.htm

MLA citation. Parker, Anselm. "Osbald." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 11. New
York: Robert Appleton Company, 1911.
<http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11334b.htm>.

Transcription. This article was transcribed for New Advent by Jose Miguel D.L.
Pinto DosSantos.

Ecclesiastical approbation. Nihil Obstat. February 1, 1911. Remy Lafort, S.T.D.,
Censor. Imprimatur. +John Cardinal Farley, Archbishop of New York.

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