Oswald may refer to:

People

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 N ...

, including a list of people with the name *

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 '' magnum opus ...

'' *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 a ...

'' * 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 ...

'', as well as two short stories * Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, a cartoon character from the 1920s and 1930s created by Walt Disney *Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot, Batman villain better known as the Penguin *Oswald Baskerville, in the

Pandora Hearts ''Pandora Hearts'' (stylized as ''PandoraHearts'') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Jun Mochizuki. It was serialized in Square Enix's ''shōnen'' manga magazine '' Monthly GFantasy'' from May 2006 to March 2015, with its ...

manga * Oswald (comics), a Marvel Comics mutant * Clara Oswald, 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 char ...

, 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 aroun ...

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

Oswald Oswald may refer to: People *Oswald (given name), including a list of people with the name *Oswald (surname), including a list of people with the name Fictional characters *Oswald the Reeve, who tells a tale in Geoffrey Chaucer's ''The Canterbur ...

'' *

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 ''Odin Sphere'' is an action role-playing game developed by Vanillaware for the PlayStation 2. It was published by Atlus (Japan and North America) in 2007, and by Square Enix (Europe) in 2008. A remake, titled ''Odin Sphere Leifthrasir'' (styl ...

'' *Oswald Mandus, the protagonist of the 2013 survival horror video game '' Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs''

Places

Oswald, New South Wales Oswald is a suburb of the City of Maitland local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, approximately from the Maitland Maitland is an English and Scottish surname. It arrived in Britain after the Norman conquest ...

, Australia, a suburb of the City of Maitland local government area *

Oswald, Missouri Oswald is an extinct town in Atchison County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database of name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features thr ...

, United States, a ghost town *

Oswald, West Virginia Oswald is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographer ...

, 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 Oswald may refer to: People *Oswald (given name), including a list of people with the name *Oswald (surname), including a list of people with the name Fictional characters *Oswald the Reeve, who tells a tale in Geoffrey Chaucer's ''The Canterbur ...

'', a 1988 Danish computer game * Oswald Labs, an accessibility technology company *Oswald State Correctional Facility, a fictional prison in the television series '' Oz''

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