Oswald of East Anglia

Oswald was king of East Anglia in the 870s after the death of Edmund the Martyr. No textual evidence of his reign is known but some of his coins are known from the same period.

English royalty
Preceded by
Edmund the Martyr		 King of East Anglia Succeeded by
Æthelred II
Monarchs of East Anglia
  • Wehha
  • Wuffa
  • Tytila
  • Rædwald
  • Eorpwald
  • Ricberht
  • Sigeberht 
  • Ecgric 
  • Anna
  • Æthelhere
  • Æthelwold
  • Ealdwulf
  • Ælfwald
  • Beonna 
  • Alberht 
  • Æthelred I 
  • Æthelberht II
  • Offa 
  • Eadwald
  • Cœnwulf 
  • Ceolwulf 
  • Beornwulf 
  • Æthelstan
  • Æthelweard
  • Edmund the Martyr
  • Oswald 
  • Æthelred II 
  • Guthrum I 
  • Eohric 
  • Æthelwold 
  • Guthrum II 
  • co-kings
  • also king of Kent and king of Mercia
  • also king of Mercia
  • sub-kings
  • Danes

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