Copsi
Copsi (or Copsig;
Newburn-upon-Tyne. Osulf led a small force which surprised Copsi during a banquet and forced him to flee to a nearby church, which was then set on fire. He was then captured and beheaded by Osulf. Osulf, however, only ruled as earl
until that autumn, when he was killed by an outlaw he was tracking.
Sources
- Stenton, Sir Frank M. Anglo-Saxon England Third Edition. Oxford University Press, 1971.
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