Though fought at Maserfield (possibly Oswestry in Shropshire), the Battle of Maserfield drew heavily on Yorkshire Deiran manpower. Oswald, who had been king of all Northumbria including Yorkshire's Deira since uniting the kingdoms after Heavenfield, was killed and dismembered by Penda. His arms were displayed on stakes. Yorkshire Anglians mourned him as a martyr; his cult became major in the north.
Oswald and much of the Northumbrian army killed
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