Uhtred the Bold

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Uhtred the Bold was an influential early 11th-century Anglo-Saxon nobleman and military leader who defended northern England against Scottish and Viking incursions.

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Label Occurrences
Uhtred the Bold canonical 3
Uhtred 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Saxon nobleman
Ealdorman
historical figure
military leader
causeOfDeath murder
child Eadwulf, Earl of Bamburgh
Ealdred, Earl of Bamburgh
Gospatric
linked to: Earl Gospatric
conflictType border warfare with Scotland
defence against Viking incursions
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth c. 970
dateOfDeath 1016
era early 11th century
ethnicGroup Anglo-Saxons
father Waltheof of Bamburgh
givenName Uhtred
linked to: Uhtred the Bold
historicalRegion northern England
honorificEpiphet the Bold
killedBy Thurbrand the Hold
languageSpoken Old English
mannerOfDeath assassination
mentionedIn Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
De Obsessione Dunelmi
militaryConflict Scottish invasion of Northumbria (c. 1006)
Viking raids in northern England
nobleFamily House of Bamburgh
linked to: Bamburgh
notableEvent defence of Durham against a Scottish army
notableWork defence of northern England against Scottish incursions
defence of northern England against Viking incursions
opponent Cnut the Great
Malcolm II of Scotland
placeOfBirth Northumbria
placeOfDeath near Wighill, Yorkshire
positionHeld Ealdorman of Bamburgh
linked to: Earl of Northumbria

Earl of Northumbria
regionRuled Bernicia
Northumbria
religion Christianity
reward control of all Northumbria
rewardedBy King Æthelred II
spouse Ecgfrida of Durham
Sige
Ælfgifu, daughter of King Æthelred II
linked to: Ælfgifu of York
supportedRuler Edmund Ironside
Æthelred the Unready

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Earldom of Northumbria notableEarl Uhtred the Bold
Earl of Northumbria positionHeldBy Uhtred the Bold
Edmund Ironside ally Uhtred the Bold
subject linked to: Ironside
Uhtred the Bold givenName Uhtred
linked to: Uhtred the Bold