Waltheof of Bernicia

Waltheof I was the earl of Northumbria (963-995), the son and successor of Osulf I. Events By Place Asia Turkish Khan Sebük Tigin establishes his empire in modern day Afghanistan. Events By Place Europe Erik Segersäll is succeeded by Olof Skötkonung, the first baptized ruler of Sweden (see Osulf I (d 963 was Earl of Bernicia from 930 and of all Northumbria from 954 until his death His name is Scandinavian and implies that he had Viking ancestors. It remained in his family when Earl Siward married his great-granddaughter and named his son Waltheof. Sigurd Björnsson, also known as Siward the Dane (died 1055 was an English nobleman in the eleventh century and the Earl of Northumbria. This son of Siward became Waltheof II, Earl of Northumbria. Nothing is known about Waltheof I's reign, despite its length.

Sources

Stenton, Sir Frank M. Anglo-Saxon England Third Edition. Sir Frank Merry Stenton (1880 &ndash 15 September 1967 was a noted 20th century historian of Anglo-Saxon England. Oxford University Press, 1971. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar.

Regnal titles
Preceded by Osulf I	Earl of Northumbria 963–995	Succeeded by Uhtred the Bold

Osulf I (d 963 was Earl of Bernicia from 930 and of all Northumbria from 954 until his death Earl of Northumbria was a title in the Anglo-Danish, late Anglo-Saxon, and early Anglo-Norman period in England. Events By Place Asia Turkish Khan Sebük Tigin establishes his empire in modern day Afghanistan. Events By Place Europe Erik Segersäll is succeeded by Olof Skötkonung, the first baptized ruler of Sweden (see Uchtred (or Uhtred) called the Bold, was the Earl of Northumbria from 1006 to 1016 when he was assassinated

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