XXIV.
Ut prouincia Merciorum, occiso rege Penda, fidem Christi susceperit; et Osuiu, pro adepta uictoria, possessiones et territoria Deo ad construenda monasteria dederit.HIS temporibus rex Osuiu, cum acerbas atque
Penda defeated and slain by Oswy at the Winwaed, Nov. 15, 655. |
Oswy's votive offerings. |
Meroian bishops. |
Extent of Oswy's power. |
Murder of Peada. Mercia throws off the Northumbrian yoke. |