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Edwin of Northumbria. Edwin ( Old English: Ēadwine; c. 586 – 12 October 632/633), also known as Eadwine or Æduinus, was the King of Deira and Bernicia – which later became known as Northumbria – from about 616 until his death. He converted to Christianity and was baptised in 627.
- 616 – 12 October 632/633
- Osfrith, Uscfrea, Eadfrith, Æthelhun, Eanflæd, Æthelthryth
- Ælle
- Cwenburg, Æthelburg of Kent
Edwin (died Oct. 12, 632, Hatfield Chase, Eng.) was an Anglo-Saxon king of Northumbria from 616 to 633. He was the most powerful English ruler of his day and the first Christian king of Northumbria. The son of King Aelle of Deira, one of the two Northumbrian kingdoms, Edwin fled into exile when Aethelric, king of Bernicia, seized power in Deira ...
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Son of Æthelric, also ruled Deira, killed in battle by Rædwald, King of East Anglia. Deira Dynasty. 616 to 12/14 Oct 632. Edwin. Son of Ælla of Deira, which he also ruled, killed in battle by Penda, King of Mercia. Bernicia Dynasty. late 632 to 633. Eanfrith. Son of Æthelfrith.
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Learn about the life and reign of King Edwin, the first Christian king of Northumbria, who united the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms north of the Humber. Explore his battles, marriages, alliances and legacy in this timeline of events from AD 598 to 633.
St. Edwin, King of Northumbria (AD 584-AD 633) Edwin was a prince of the Deiran Royal family from Yorkshire, the eldest son of King Aelle. After his father's death in AD 588, the kingdom was annexed by the armies of King Aethelfrith from adjoining Bernicia, Edwin was forced to flee and he "wandered secretly as a fugitive through many places and kingdoms".
Nov 29, 2018 · In 633 CE, he defeated Northumbria at the Battle of Hatfield Chase; Edwin and his son Osfrith were both killed and Northumbria's power collapsed. Reunification Under Oswiu. Edwin had converted to Christianity in 627 CE, the first Northumbrian king to do so, and all the kings who succeeded him would be Christian.
New Catholic Encyclopedia. EDWIN, KING OF NORTHUMBRIA, ST. B. 585; d. Oct. 12, 633. As king of Deira (616) Edwin first united the Northumbrian kingdoms, and then became overlord of all English peoples south of the Humber except those of Kent. In 625 he married ethelburga, daughter of ethelbert of kent. After his baptism by his wife's chaplain ...
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