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A few coins bearing Oswald's name were found in the [[Cuerdale Hoard]]. The coins can be dated from the 870s to the 900s, following the death of Edmund. One coin, produced by a moneyer whose name started ''Beor...'', is of the temple type; another has an ''alpha'', a common East Anglian design.{{sfn|Blackburn|Grierson|1986|p=292}}
==In Popular Culture==
Oswald appears as a major supporting character in the 2020 video game [[Assassin's Creed Valhalla]]. As part of the [[East Anglia]] story arc, he is presented as a peaceful, amiable young [[Anglo-Saxon]] nobleman whose authority is challenged by the [[Dane]] Rued, despite Oswald's upcoming marriage to the [[Viking]] Valdis. The protagonist Eivor is tasked with training Oswald to fight in order to challenge Rued for the throne. A duel is arranged and, despite Rued's much greater physical prowess, Oswald shows enough courage to overcome the Dane and they both fall from the castle battlements. Both men survive the fall and, depending on the decisions made the player, Eivor either slays Rued, or spares him for trial. If the latter is the case, Rued escapes and appears at Oswald and Valdis' wedding feast, where is killed in a second duel either by Eivor or by Oswald himself. Oswald pledges allegiance to Eivor's clan and promises to rule his kingdom peacefully and fairly.
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