Family
Oslac Unknown 1) 2) Notes: Asser's "Life of King Alfred" describes Oslac as maternal grandfather to Alfred, and as father to Osburh. Intriguingly, Oslac is described as a "Goth" possibly suggesting Scandinavian/Germanic ancestry. His status is recorded as "Pincerna" of king Æthelwulf, 9th century. Married/ Related to: N.N. Child: 1. Osburh Unknown 3) 4)Notes: Little is known of Osburh other than the name of her famous son and husband. |
Sources
1) Source: Asser's Life of King Alfred "Mater quoque eiusdem Osburh nominabatur, religiosa nimium femina, nobilis ingenio, nobilis et genere; quae erat filia Oslac, famosi pincernae Æthelwulfi regis." (Data from secondary evidence)2) Source: The Henry Project . External Link
https://fasg.org/projects/henryproject/data/oslac000.htm. Reference: Oslac (Questionable reliability of evidence)
3) Source: Asser's Life of King Alfred "Mater [Ælfredi] quoque eiusdem Osburh nominabatur, religiosa nimium femina, nobilis ingenio, nobilis et genere; quae erat filia Oslac, famosi pincernae Æthelwulfi regis." (Data from secondary evidence)
4) Source: The Henry Project . External Link
https://fasg.org/projects/henryproject/data/osbur000.htm. Reference: Osburh (Questionable reliability of evidence)