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Northumbria. Ælla (or Ælle or Aelle, fl. 866; died 21 March 867) was King of Northumbria, a kingdom in medieval England, during the middle of the 9th century. Sources on Northumbrian history in this period are limited, and so Ælla's ancestry is not known, and the dating of the beginning of his reign is questionable.
May 9, 2024 · Aella of Northumbria (died March 21 or 23, 867, York, Northumbria [now North Yorkshire, England]) was an Anglo-Saxon king of Northumbria who succeeded to the throne in 862 or 863, on the deposition of Osbert, although he was not of royal birth.
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May 3, 2023 · Learn about the enigmatic and controversial king who ruled Northumbria in the ninth century. Find out how he allegedly killed Ragnar Lothbrok, lost to the Vikings and met his end in a gruesome way.
Ælla (Aelli) Son of Yffa 589/599 to 604 Æthelric (Aedilric) Brother of Ælla Bernicia Dynasty: 593/604[?] to 616 Æthelfrith: Also king of Bernicia; killed in battle by Rædwald, King of East Anglia Deira Dynasty: 616 to 12/14 Oct 632 Edwin: Son of Ælla, also ruled Bernicia; killed in battle by Cadwallon of Gwynedd and Penda of Mercia; Saint ...
Mar 18, 2013 · Ælla was a Saxon king who was killed by Ivarr the Boneless, a Viking leader, in 867. According to some sources, he was subjected to a gruesome execution method called the blood eagle, where his ribs were cut and his lungs were pulled out.
Anglo-Saxon Britain. The Kings of Northumbria. Compiled by Peter Kessler, with Richard Watson, 1 April 1999. Updated 2 June 2007. Edwin (588-593 in Deira, 616-632 in Deira & Bernicia combined) Edwin was the son of Ælle (Aelli), the first independent ruler of the Anglian-held region of Deira.
Apr 3, 2024 · According to Saxo’s legendary history, Ragnar was eventually captured by the Anglo-Saxon king Aella of Northumbria and thrown into a snake pit to die. This story is also recounted in the later Icelandic works Ragnars saga loðbrókar and Þáttr af Ragnarssonum.
