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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ælla_of_NorthumbriaÆlla of Northumbria - Wikipedia

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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.

   • Born: c. 815
   • Predecessor: Osberht

   • Reign: 862–867 AD
   • Successor: Ecgberht

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     Vikings - The Great Heathen Army Attacks King Aelle's Army [Season 4B Official Scene] (4x18) [HD]

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     Vikings - King Aelle's Death Blood Eagle / Ending Scene [Season 4B Official Scene] (4x18) [HD]

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     Vikings - King Aelles men attack Ragnar and his men | Full Battle (1x7) [Full HD]

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › Aella-of-NorthumbriaAella of Northumbria | Reign and Death | Britannica

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   5 days ago · 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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4. www.ancient-origins.net › king-aelle-0016489King Aelle and the Blood Eagle: Ritual Sacrifice in Viking ...

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   Mar 4, 2022 · Was King Aelle the first and last Briton to fall victim to ritual sacrifice at the hands of the Vikings? According to legend, King Aelle killed the Viking Ragnar Lodbrok by throwing him into a pit of snakes. Ragnar’s sons then performed the blood eagle on King Aelle. (Public domain) King Aelle and Human Sacrifice in the Historical Record

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   Who was king Aella?

   • Here is the story of King Aella. Shrouded in mystery and steeped in legend, the enigmatic life and reign of Ælla of Northumbria continues to captivate historians and spark debate centuries after his rule. From around the time of the reign of Oswulf in the late 750s, the kingdom of Northumbria was plunged into decades of turbulence and chaos.

   Who was King Aella of Northumbria and what did he do?

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   Was Aelle a king?

   • His subsequent fate is unknown, but the 8th-century historian Bede wrote that Aelle was the first king to be recognized as overlord of all the English peoples south of the Humber. Drawing on Bede, the 9th-century Anglo-Saxon Chronicle described Aelle as the first bretwalda (“ruler of Britain”).

   Aelle | King of Sussex, Warrior, Conqueror | Britannica

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   Did King Aelle die?

   • There are two competing possibilities as to the death of Aelle. The first, according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, says that ‘both kings were slain on the spot.’ The second suggested that Aella was captured by Ragnar’s sons and tortured. While he was little more than an obscure Northumbrian king, in the TV show Vikings, King Aelle was a star.

   Who was King Aella of Northumbria and what did he do?

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   Was King Aelle a star in Vikings?

   • The first, according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, says that ‘both kings were slain on the spot.’ The second suggested that Aella was captured by Ragnar’s sons and tortured. While he was little more than an obscure Northumbrian king, in the TV show Vikings, King Aelle was a star. He is portrayed as loud, boisterous, spiteful and vindictive.

   Who was King Aella of Northumbria and what did he do?

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6. www.discoveryuk.com › monarchs-and-rulers › who-wasWho was King Aella of Northumbria and what did he do?

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   May 3, 2023 · Aella, sometimes spelled Ælla or Aelle, was also mentioned in the Norse sagas. This was after the Vikings invaded England, supposedly in retaliation for Aella killing their possibly-apocryphal leader Ragnar Lothbrok in the early 860s. Here is the story of King Aella of Northumbria.

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   Jun 20, 2021 · In Vikings season 1, Ragnar met King Aelle (Ivan Kaye), the vindictive King of Northumbria with whom he immediately had a rivalry. With these two big personalities clashing, they tried to intimidate one another and quickly became sworn enemies.

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9. en.wikipedia.org › List_of_monarchs_of_NorthumbriaList of monarchs of Northumbria - Wikipedia

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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.

10. www.britannica.com › biography › Aelle-Anglo-Saxon-rulerAelle | King of Sussex, Warrior, Conqueror | Britannica

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    Aelle was an Anglo-Saxon ruler who is credited with the foundation of the kingdom of the South Saxons, or Sussex. Aelle is said to have landed near Selsey Bill (in modern West Sussex, Eng.) in 477. He immediately made war on the Britons, and in 491 he and his son Cissa massacred a British garrison.