Editing Oswiu (section)

==Death==
Even in his final years, Oswiu remained a major figure in Britain. The newly appointed [[Archbishop of Canterbury]], [[Theodore of Tarsus]], came north to meet him in 669. Bede writes that Oswiu had intended to undertake a [[pilgrimage]] to [[Rome]] in the company of Bishop Wilfrid. However, he fell ill and died, aged 58, on 15 February 670.<ref name="HE IV 5"/> His elder son by Queen Eanflæd, [[Ecgfrith of Northumbria|Ecgfrith]], succeeded him as [[King of Bernicia]], while their younger son, [[Ælfwine of Deira|Ælfwine]], succeeded Ecgfrith as [[King of Deira]]. He was buried at [[Whitby Abbey]], alongside [[Edwin of Deira]]. His widow and their daughter Ælflæd were later Abbess of Whitby and were also buried there.<ref name="HE III 24"/>

[[Alcuin]], writing about a century after Oswiu's death, describes him as "very just, with equitable laws, unconquered in battle but trustworthy in peace, generous in gifts to the wretched, pious, equitable to all".<ref>Proposography of Anglo-Saxon England, quoting Alcuin's ''The Bishops, Kings and Saints of York''.</ref>