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    Aldfrith (Early Modern Irish: Flann Fína mac Ossu; Latin: Aldfrid, Aldfridus; died 14 December 704 or 705) was king of Northumbria from 685 until his death...
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    Œthelwald (killed in battle 655), and Aldfrith (son of Oswiu, who disappeared after 664). Although both Œthelwald and Aldfrith were Oswiu's relations who may...
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  • with the Uí Néill princess Fín of the Cenél nEógain, and the birth of Aldfrith, should be placed in the context of his exile, or took place at a later...
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  • differences, and Theodore urged the new Northumbrian king, Aldfrith, to allow Wilfrid's return. Aldfrith agreed to do so, but in 691 he expelled Wilfrid again...
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  • friendship with King Aldfrith of Northumbria. In 684, Aldfrith had been staying with Adomnán in Iona. In 686, after the death of Aldfrith's brother King Ecgfrith...
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    Estuary, though a few were produced in Northumbria bearing the name of King Aldfrith (r. 685–704). The "secondary series", struck from c. 710 to c. 750, saw...
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    contingents, each led by duces regii – royal commanders. From its reference to "Aldfrith, who now reigns peacefully" it must date to between 685 and 704. Oswiu...
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    second cousin of King Aldfrith of Northumbria (according to Irish genealogies), which may explain his later proposal that Aldfrith should be crowned as...
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  • Ecgfrith was buried on Iona and succeeded by his illegitimate half-brother, Aldfrith. Like his father before him, Ecgfrith supported the religious work of Benedict...
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  • king of Northumbria from the death of Aldfrith in December 704 until February or March of 705, when Aldfrith's son Osred was restored to the throne. Osred...
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  • Northumbria from 705 until his death. He was the son of King Aldfrith of Northumbria. Aldfrith's only known wife was Cuthburh, but it is not known for certain...
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  • with Oswiu of Northumbria (c. 612 – 15 February 670), by whom she had Aldfrith (d. 14 December 704/705), Báetán mac Muirchertaig |...
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    Wessex and the subsequent kings of England. Cuthburh was married to King Aldfrith of Northumbria, and Ine himself was married to Æthelburg. Bede tells that...
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  • 718 until his death on 9 May 729. Symeon of Durham calls him a son of Aldfrith of Northumbria, which would make him a brother, or perhaps a half-brother...
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    Silver coin of Aldfrith of Northumbria (686–705). OBVERSE: +AldFRIdUS, pellet-in-annulet; REVERSE: Lion with forked tail standing left...
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  • King Alfred may refer to Alfred the Great (871–899), King of Wessex King Aldfrith of Northumbria (685–704/705), whose name is written "Aelfrid" in some sources...
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  • given name. It might refer to: Flann Fína mac Ossu, another name for King Aldfrith of Northumbria (died 704 or 705) Flann mac Lonáin (died 896), Irish poet...
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    English historical writing. From the "Life of Cuthbert"'s reference to "Aldfrith, who now reigns peacefully", the work is considered to date from between...
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  • Kent, and the great-great grandfather of Egbert Cuthburh, who married Aldfrith of Northumbria, and became abbess of Wimborne Cwenburh, who may have succeeded...
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    far as is known, to write in Latin verse, and his letter to Acircius (Aldfrith or Eadfrith, king of Northumbria) is a treatise on Latin prosody for the...
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    the late king Wulfhere, who becomes ruler of Mercia. December 14 – King Aldfrith of Northumbria dies after a 20-year reign. His throne is seized by Eadwulf...
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    enemies, Prince Offa. He then besieges Prince Offa, son of the late King Aldfrith, in Lindisfarne Priory. Almost dead from hunger, he is dragged from his...
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    abbot of Ripon, tries to make himself bishop of all Northumbria. King Aldfrith seizes many of his Ripon Abbey estates, and proposes to create a bishopric...
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    14 December 704 Aldfrith (Ealdfrith, Aldfrid) Son of Oswiu late 704 to early 705 Eadwulf I Usurper 705 to 716 Osred I Son of Aldfrith, killed in battle...
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    negative for bromine. An Anglo-Saxon account of the accession ceremony of Aldfrith of Northumbria involved whelk-dyed cloth, although this may simply be a...
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    Aldfrith, and the identification of this king with an Aldfrith who witnesses a charter of Offa's in 787 led at one time to the belief that Aldfrith was...
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  • identifying the mother of each of his children difficult. Kirby states that Aldfrith, Ealhfrith, and Ealhflæd were not born to Eanflæd. Eanflæd was the early...
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    Theodore arranged a reconciliation between Wilfrid and Aldfrith, Ecgfrith's successor, but in 692 Aldfrith and Wilfrid fell out and Wilfrid went into exile...
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    marriage to Aldfrith allied him with Ine, one of the most powerful kings in Anglo-Saxon England. Cuthburh was Aldfrith's only known wife. Aldfrith had at least...
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    of the goddess name Ēostre. The Council of Austerfield called by King Aldfrith of Northumbria shortly before 704 convened at a place described in contemporary...
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