Aethelfrith of Bernicia and Deira

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Aethelfrith of Bernicia and Deira was an early 7th-century Anglo-Saxon king who united the northern kingdoms of Bernicia and Deira to form the powerful realm of Northumbria.

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Aethelfrith of Bernicia and Deira canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Saxon king
King of Deira
alsoKnownAs Aethelfrith of Bernicia and Deira
Æthelfrith of Northumbria
centuryOfActivity 7th century
child Eanfrith of Bernicia
Oswald of Northumbria
Oswiu of Northumbria
Æbbe of Coldingham
conflict Battle of Degsastan
Battle of the River Idle
country Northumbria
culture Anglo-Saxon England
dateOfDeath c. 616
dynasty Bernician royal house
linked to: Bernician dynasty
ethnicGroup Anglo-Saxon
linked to: Anglo-Saxons
father Æthelric of Bernicia
floruit early 7th century
gender male
historicalPeriod Heptarchy
languageOfName Old English
mannerOfDeath killed in battle
mother unknown
notableEvent defeat and death at the River Idle
victory over the Scots at Degsastan
notableFor uniting Bernicia and Deira into Northumbria
occupation monarch
opponent Edwin of Deira
Áedán mac Gabráin
placeOfDeath Battle of the River Idle
positionHeld King of Bernicia
King of Deira
King of Northumbria
predecessor Æthelric of Bernicia
Æthelric of Deira
regionRuled northern England
parts of southern Scotland
reignedOver Bernicia
Deira
Northumbria
religion paganism
sourceMention Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People
spouse Acha of Deira
successor Edwin of Deira
territorialExpansion extended Northumbrian power over much of northern Britain

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Deira hasRuler Aethelfrith of Bernicia and Deira
Æthelfrith of Bernicia and Deira alsoKnownAs Aethelfrith of Bernicia and Deira