Tynemouth Castle & Priory

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7th Century


Anglo-Saxon (410 to 1066 AD)

  • Description

    In 651 Oswin, king of Deira was murdered by the soldiers of King Oswiu of Bernicia, and subsequently his body was brought to Tynemouth for burial. He was the first of the three kings buried at Tynemouth. In 792 Osred II, who had been king of Northumbria from 789 to 790 and then deposed, was murdered. He also was buried at Tynemouth Priory. The third king to be buried at Tynemouth was Malcolm III, king of Scotland, who was killed at the Battle of Alnwick in 1093.

  • Owner

    Dutch Simba

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    Flickr (Flickr)

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    What does this mean? Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License

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    Link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/72605979@N00/28696320974/
    Resource type: Image
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 5 years, 12 months ago
    Viewed: 437 times
    Picture Taken: 2016-07-18T13:35:56

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