Osric
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Osric is an Anglo-Saxon name, compounded from the elements os "god" and rice "rich, powerful".
People called Osric include:
one of several Anglo-Saxon kings:
- Osric of Deira, king of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Deira in the 630s
- Osric of Northumbria, king of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria in the 720s
- Osric of Sussex, king of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Sussex in the early 8th century
- Osric of the Hwicce, king of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Hwicce in the late 7th century
in fiction:
- Osric, a courtier in William Shakespeare's play Hamlet
- Osric, a prince in Roger Zelazny's fantasy series The Chronicles of Amber
- King Osric of Ophir, a fictional king from the movie Conan the Barbarian (1982)
[edit] See also
- OSRIC, short for 'Old School Reference and Index Compilation': a project aiming to provide a copyright-free version of early editions of Dungeons and Dragons
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