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Æthelburh of Kent (born c. 601, [1] sometimes spelled Æthelburg, Ethelburga, Æthelburga; Old English: Æþelburh, Æðelburh, Æðilburh, also known as Tate or Tata), [2] [3] was an early Anglo-Saxon queen consort of Northumbria, the second wife of King Edwin.
Æthelberht ( / ˈæθəlbərt /; also Æthelbert, Aethelberht, Aethelbert or Ethelbert; Old English: Æðelberht [ˈæðelberˠxt]; c. 550 – 24 February 616) was King of Kent from about 589 until his death.
Apr 5, 2013 · The story of Æthelburh of Kent. April 5 is the anniversary of the death of Æthelburh, the daughter of Ethelbert, king of Kent, the first Anglo-Saxon king to accept Christianity. Æthelburh played an important role in the history of Anglo-Saxon England, because it was by her marriage to Edwin, king of Northumbria, that the Christian mission ...
Aug 22, 2023 · stian woman who travelled from Francia to Kent in the late sixth century to marry a non-Christian king, Æthelberht. We explored the possibility that it was Bertha’s influence that led to the eventual conversion of the king and the people of Kent to Christianity.
Aethelberht I (died Feb. 24, 616 or 618) was the king of Kent (560–616) who issued the first extant code of Anglo-Saxon laws. Reflecting some continental influence, the code established the legal position of the clergy and instituted many secular regulations.
Jan 19, 2022 · King Æthelberht ruled the kingdom of Kent from his capital in Canterbury from 589 to 616. Æthelberht was a pagan and worshipped a pantheon of deities, such as Woden the king of gods (roughly ...
May 30, 2024 · The genealogy of Aethelberht of Kent illustrates the influence of Kentish kings on early Anglo-Saxon England’s political landscape. His reign marked Kent’s rise as a dominant force in southeastern England and the introduction of Christianity to the region.
