Oswulf was king of

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from 758 to 759. He succeeded his father Eadberht, who had abdicated and joined the monastery at

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. Oswulf's uncle was

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. In spite of his father's long reign, and his powerful uncle, Oswulf did not hold the throne for long. He was murdered within a year of coming to power, by members of his household, by his servants or bodyguards, at

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, on 24 July 759. The death of Oswulf's brother, Oswine, is recorded at " Eldunum near Mailros" in August 761, in battle against Æthelwald Moll, who had seized the throne on Oswulf's death.

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