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The main Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms in the 7th century. 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 (died 616?) 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. He married Acha, daughter of Aelle, king of ...
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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. (2) He died in 616, killed in action on the river Idle. (1), (3) Æthelfrith, King of Northumbria succeeded to the title of King Æthelfrith of Northumbria in 592.
Northumbria, “North of the Humber” was an Anglo-Saxon kingdom formed by merging Bernicia, north of the Tees, with Deira to the south. 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 ...
The battle was fierce and was long commemorated in the saying, 'The river Idle was foul with the blood of Englishmen'. [4] During the fighting, Æthelfrith and Rædwald's son Rægenhere were both slain. Edwin then succeeded Æthelfrith as the king of Northumbria, and Æthelfrith's sons were subsequently forced into exile. [5]
Jun 28, 2023 · Æthelfrith married Ucha of Deira, daughter of Ælle King of Deira [Northumbria] & his wife --- ( [575/80] -). Her parentage and marriage are confirmed by Bede who records that her son "Osualdi" was "nepos Aeduini regis ex sorore Acha". William of Malmesbury names "Acca, the daughter of Alla, sister of Edwin" as the mother of King Æthelfrith's ...
Apr 22, 2017 · Northumbria 600-768. Date: April 22, 2017. Map of Northumbria 600-700 AD. Source: Wikimedia. Æthelfrith († 616) was the king of Bernicia (from 592/593) and Deira, which merged into Northumbria. Æthelfrith was the son of Æthelric and the grandson of Ida, king of Bernicia. His rule is the true border between a historically unified ...
