Oswald may refer to:

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Oswald (given name) Oswald () is a masculine given name, from Anglo-Saxon ''Osƿeald'', from '' os'' "god" and ''ƿeald'' "rule". The Old High German cognate was ''Answald'', the Old Norse form was ''Ásvaldr''. Oswald of Northumbria (c. 604–641/2) was a king of No ...

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Oswald (surname) Oswald is a surname of Scottish, northern English, German and Swiss-German provenance.Dictionary of American Family Names, publ. Oxford University Press, 2013 Origin of name The surname derives from the Anglo-Saxon personal name Oswald, in particul ...

, including a list of people with the name

Fictional characters

*Oswald the Reeve, who tells a tale in Geoffrey Chaucer's ''

The Canterbury Tales ''The Canterbury Tales'' ( enm, Tales of Caunterbury) is a collection of twenty-four stories that runs to over 17,000 lines written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer between 1387 and 1400. It is widely regarded as Chaucer's ''Masterpiece, ...

'' *Oswald, servant of Goneril in Shakespeare's play ''

King Lear ''King Lear'' is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his power and land between two of his daughters. He becomes destitute and insane an ...

'' * Oswald Bastable, in E. Nesbit's novel ''The Story of the Treasure Seekers'' and Michael Moorcock's unrelated novel ''The Warlord of the Air'' *Roald Dahl's title character in the novel ''

My Uncle Oswald ''My Uncle Oswald'' is a 1979 adult novel written by Roald Dahl. The novel stars Uncle Oswald, a character who previously appeared in " The Visitor" and "Bitch", two short stories also written by Roald Dahl (and which can both be found in the 1 ...

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Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (also known as Oswald the Rabbit or Oswald Rabbit) is a cartoon character created in 1927 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks for Universal Pictures. He starred in several animated short films released to theaters from 1927 to 19 ...

, a cartoon character from the 1920s and 1930s created by Walt Disney *Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot, Batman villain better known as

the Penguin The Penguin is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of the superhero Batman. The character made his first appearance in ''Detective Comics'' #58 (December 1941) and was created by Bob ...

*Oswald Baskerville, in the Pandora Hearts manga * Oswald (comics), a Marvel Comics mutant *

Clara Oswald Clara Oswald is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. She was created by series producer Steven Moffat and portrayed by Jenna Coleman. Clara was introduced in the seventh series as a new travelli ...

, a character in the British science fiction TV series ''Doctor Who'' *

Oswald Danes Oswald Danes is a fictional character in the BBC television programme ''Torchwood'', a spin-off from the long-running series ''Doctor Who'' and is portrayed by American actor Bill Pullman. The character was promoted as one of five new main cha ...

, in the British science fiction TV series ''Torchwood: Miracle Day'' *Oswald "Otto" Rocket, on the American animated children's TV series ''

Rocket Power ''Rocket Power'' is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky and Gábor Csupó, the creators of ''Rugrats''. The series aired on Nickelodeon from August 16, 1999 to July 30, 2004. Premise ''Rocket Power'' revolves around t ...

'' *Oswald, a blue octopus and main character in the Nick Jr. TV series '' Oswald'' *

Oswald (King of Fighters) ''The King of Fighters'' fighting game series, produced by SNK, includes a wide cast of characters, some of which are taken from other SNK games. The story takes place in a fictional universe in which an annual series of 3-on-3 or 4-on-4 fightin ...

, a video game character *Oswald, from the video game '' Odin Sphere'' *Oswald Mandus, the protagonist of the 2013 survival horror video game '' Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs''

Places

* Oswald, New South Wales, Australia, a suburb of the City of Maitland local government area * Oswald, Missouri, United States, a ghost town * Oswald, West Virginia, United States, an unincorporated community

Ships

*, a World War II destroyer escort *, an Odin-class submarine built in 1928

Other uses

* ''Oswald'' (TV series), an American-British children's animated television series, also the title character *'' OsWALD'', a 1988 Danish computer game *

Oswald Labs Oswald Labs (formerly ''Oswald Foundation'') is a Dutch-Indian based accessibility technology company that builds products for individuals with disabilities. It specializes in enterprise web accessibility, offers smartphone apps, and also runs a ...

, an accessibility technology company *Oswald State Correctional Facility, a fictional prison in the television series '' Oz''

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