After the abdication of king Eadberht in 758, his son Oswulf took his place but despite his father's long reign and his powerful uncle Ecgbert, he was murdered just a year later in 759 at Market Weighton by his own bodyguards.
Tras a abdicación de Eadberht en 758, o seu fillo Oswulf sucedeuno pero, a pesar do longo reinado do seu pai, e o seu poderoso tío Ecgberht, foi asasinado xusto un ano máis tarde en 759 en Market Weighton polos seus propios gardacostas.