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Æthelfrith (died c. 616) was King of Bernicia from c. 593 until his death around 616 AD at the Battle of the River Idle. He became the first Bernician king to also rule the neighboring land of Deira, giving him an important place in the development and the unification of the later kingdom of Northumbria.
Aethelfrith was the king of Bernicia (from 592/593) and of Deira, which together formed Northumbria. Aethelfrith was the son of Aethelric and grandson of Ida, king of Bernicia, and his reign marks the true beginning of the continuous history of a united Northumbria and, indeed, of England.
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Apr 28, 2022 · Æthelfrith, King of Northumbria was the son of Æthelric, King of Bernicia. (1) He married Bebba (?). (2) He married Acha (?), daughter of Ælle, King of Deira.
Northumbria’s first two kings were a Bernician called Æthelfrith and a Deiran called Edwin. Æthelfrith was a pagan, but King Edwin of Northumbria became the North’s first Christian king after baptism at York in 627AD.
Jun 28, 2023 · Explore genealogy for Aethelfrith (Northumbria) of Northumbria born abt. 550 Kingdom of Bernicia died 617 Doncaster, Kingdom of Northumbria including ancestors + descendants + more in the free family tree community.
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Nov 29, 2018 · Aethelfrith, grandson of Ida, expanded his kingdom through military conquest and repopulating formerly British regions with citizens from Bernicia.
Æthelfryth (d. c.616), king of Northumbria (c.593–c.616), was said by Bede to be the cruellest enemy of the Britons, slaughtering, enslaving, and opening the way for further Anglo-Saxon settlement.
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