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It was also in Scotland that the English Pagan was converted to Christianity, probably at a similar time to his Uncle Edwin. Oswald continued to fight for Dal Riata, earning fame amongst his enemies in Ireland and Scotland and becoming an accomplished soldier. It was his youth in the service of the Christian King Eochaid of Dal Riata that shaped the future of Oswald. His tutelage at the famed monastery on Iona would lead to Oswald’s fervent Christianity that would forever change the course of English history when he came to the Northumbrian throne at the age of 30.