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    Bernicia (Old English: Bernice, Beornice) was an Anglo-Saxon kingdom established by Anglian settlers of the 6th century in what is now southeastern Scotland...
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    England and south-east Scotland, was initially divided into two kingdoms: Bernicia and Deira. The two were first united by king Æthelfrith around the year...
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    (/ˈɪdɑː/; died c. 559) is the first known king of the Anglian kingdom of Bernicia, which he ruled from around 547 until his death in 559. Little is known...
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    early seventh century, when the two earlier core territories of Deira and Bernicia entered into a dynastic union. At its height, the kingdom extended from...
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  • the year 812. This collection provides pedigrees for the kings of Deira, Bernicia, Mercia, Lindsey, Kent and East Anglia, tracing each of these dynasties...
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  • northern part of Northumbria, perhaps corresponding to the former kingdom of Bernicia, with Scandinavian or Norse-Gael kings ruling the southern part, the former...
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    particular cult in the Middle Ages. Oswald was the son of Æthelfrith of Bernicia and Acha of Deira, and came to rule after spending a period in exile. After...
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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...
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  • known king of the Kingdom of Bernicia which he ruled from 568 to 572. Aethelric was one of the sons of Ida of Bernicia, founder of the kingdom. During...
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  • Oswiu (redirect from Oswiu of Bernicia)
    Oswy or Oswig (Old English: Ōswīg; c. 612 – 15 February 670), was King of Bernicia from 642 and of Northumbria from 654 until his death. He is notable for...
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  • Glappa of Bernicia ruled from 559 to 560. He was the second known king of Bernicia. Little is known of Glappa's life and reign. The earliest authorities...
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  • Bernicia was an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the sixth and seventh centuries. Bernicia may also refer to: RV Bernicia: a research vessel owned by Newcastle...
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  • Eanfrith (590–634) was briefly King of Bernicia from 633 to 634. His father was Æthelfrith, a Bernician king who had also ruled Deira to the south before...
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  • Bernicia from c. 500 – c. 520. He is mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle for 547 as the grandfather of Ida, the first historical king of Bernicia....
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    political divisions also existed, such as the kingdoms (or sub-kingdoms) of: Bernicia and Deira within Northumbria; Lindsey in present-day Lincolnshire; the...
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  • Eadwulf, Earl of Bernicia may refer to: Eadwulf II of Northumbria or Eadwulf I of Bamburgh (d. 913) Eadwulf Evil-child or Eadwulf II of Bamburgh (fl. c...
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  • He is variously described by historians as Earl of Northumbria, Earl of Bernicia (northern Northumbria) and Earl of Bamburgh, his stronghold on the Northumbrian...
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    bordered to the west and north by the Brythonic kingdoms of Elmet (Elfed) and Bernicia (Bryneich) respectively, and to the east by the North Sea. Early Deira...
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  • Hussa was the seventh known ruler of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Bernicia, ruling for seven years from about 585 to about 592. Though his succession has...
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  • no action. Uhtred, acting for his father, called together an army from Bernicia and Yorkshire and led it against the Scots, winning a decisive victory...
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  • Frithuwald of Bernicia ruled, perhaps from 579 to 585. He was the sixth known ruler of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Bernicia. Little is known of Frithuwald's...
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    capital of the kingdom of Bernicia from its foundation c. 420 to 547. In that last year, it was captured by King Ida of Bernicia. After passing between the...
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  • Eadulf IV or Eadwulf IV (died 1041) was the earl of Bernicia from 1038 until his death. He was a son of Uhtred the Bold and his second wife Sige, daughter...
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    In the 7th century it came under the control of the Anglian kingdom of Bernicia, the northern part of the later kingdom of Northumbria, but the Angles'...
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  • ruler of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Bernicia. Theodric was the son of Ida of Bernicia, founder of the kingdom of Bernicia, and a brother of his predecessor...
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  • ruler of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Bernicia. Adda was one of several sons born to Ida, the first ruler of Bernicia, as was his successor Æthelric. Adda...
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  • The RV Bernicia is a research vessel owned and operated by diving organisation Bernicia Netherlands. It was previously operated by Newcastle University's...
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    title and person of a king", wrote that he sought to marry Ealhflæd of Bernicia, the daughter of King Oswiu of Northumbria; Oswiu, however, made this conditional...
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    In essence, Bamburgh and the surrounding region (the former realm of Bernicia), the northern component of Northumbria, was ruled in succession by a shadowy...
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  • Waltheof's son Uhtred, acting for his father, called together an army from Bernicia and Yorkshire and led it against the Scots. The result was a decisive victory...
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