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	OMTC - Where is Oswestry?
		The town's name is said to be derived from 'Oswald's Tree' from the legend of Oswald the Christian King of Northumbria who fought the great Battle of Maserfield in the 7th Century against Penda, the pagan King of Mercia.
		Oswald was killed in the battle and as a warning to others Penda dismembered his body and hung his limbs from the branches of a tree - hence 'Oswald's Tree'.
		It has a turbulent past as a 'border frontier town', as much of the local history reveals, but today it is a thriving, bustling town serving North West Shropshire and Mid Wales, with a peace and tranquility of its own.
	www.omtc.co.uk /wio3.htm

	Jewelion: Oswestry Index: Oswestry History
		Maserfield is Maes Hir in Welsh meaning the long field which is a reference to the length and bitterness of the battle
		In the battle of Maserfield on August 5th of that year Oswald was killed.
		Penda ordered that Oswald's body be dismembered and the head and hands nailed up to separate crosses as a sacrifice to Odin and a warning to other Chrisitians who threatened his rulership.
	www.jewelion.com /oswestry/history/history.htm

Battle of Maserfield : Battler of Maserfield

The battle of Maserfield (or Maserfeld) was fought August 5, 642, between the Anglo-Saxon kings Oswald of Bernicia and Penda of Mercia, ending in Oswald's defeat, death, and dismemberment.

Battle of Maserfield : Battler of Maserfield
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	EBK: St. Oswald's Arm
		Oswald later met his death in battle at Maserfield, but the arm, placed in a magnificent shrine, remained uncorrupted for nine centuries.
		The King lifted from his table the large silver dish heaped high with venison and wild boar's flesh, and gave it to the famished me. Bishop Aidan, impressed by this unselfish act, prayed that the arm which performed the deed might never decay.
	www.earlybritishkingdoms.com /adversaries/bios/misc/oswaldarm.html

	Oswestry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Maserfield is thought to have been fought here in 642, between the Anglo-Saxon kings Penda and
		Old Oswestry is the site of a large Iron Age hill fort with evidence for occupation dating back to the 550s BC.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Maserfield

	Golborne
		The site of the town is one of the claimants to the battle of Maserfield in which Penda, pagan King of Mercia was victorious over the Christian King (and later saint) Oswald; the name is mentioned by Bede.
		The name Golborne means 'golden stream' where yellow flowers grew in abundance.
	www.btinternet.com /~robert.unsworth/golborne/golborne.htm

	Encyclopedia of the Celts : O - Oyster-Catcher
		He united Bernicia and Deira, but was killed at the Battle of Maserfield.
		When reinstated as king, after the death of Edwin the Usurper, Oswald gave Lindisfarne to Saint Aidan.
		Aidan had once prayed that the king's generous hand never become corrupted.
	www.celt.net /Celtic/celtopedia/o.html

	Oswaldkirk Aspects
		The village of Oswaldkirk takes its name from the parish church of Saint Oswald, the Christian king of Northumbria, slain in 642 fighting against the heathen King Penda at the battle of Maserfield.
	www.oswaldkirkhistory.fsnet.co.uk /aspectsofoswaldkirk.htm

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