Eadwine

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Eadwine is another name for King Edwin of Northumbria, a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon ruler noted for his conversion to Christianity and consolidation of power in northern England.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Saxon ruler
Christian convert
human
king
associatedWith Christian mission from Kent
Roman Christianity in Northumbria
baptizedBy Paulinus of York
birthCentury 6th century
burialPlace Whitby (traditional attribution)
linked to: Whitby
capital York
conflict Battle of Hatfield Chase
convertedTo Christianity
country Northumbria
culture Northumbrian
deathCause killed in battle
deathCentury 7th century
deathPlace Hatfield Chase
era Early Middle Ages
ethnicGroup Anglo-Saxon
fatherInLaw Æthelberht of Kent
floruit 7th century
gender male
honorificPrefix King
killedInBattle true
language Old English
monarchOf Bernicia
Deira
Northumbria
notableFor consolidation of power in northern England
conversion to Christianity
overlordship over other Anglo-Saxon kingdoms
rule over Deira and Bernicia
occupation monarch
warrior
opponent Cadwallon ap Cadfan
Penda of Mercia
patronOf Christian church in Northumbria
positionHeld King of Northumbria
predecessor Æthelfrith of Northumbria
region northern England
religion Christianity
paganism
sameAs Edwin of Northumbria
King Edwin of Northumbria
source Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People
spouse Æthelburg of Kent
successor Oswald of Northumbria
title Bretwalda

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