560 - Definition and Overview

Events

• Ceawlin of Wessex becomes King of Wessex (traditional date).
• Ethelbert succeeds his father Eormenric as king of Kent (traditional date).
• Adda succeeds his brother Glappa as king of Bernicia (traditional date).
• Aella becomes king of Deira (traditional date).
• Saint Columba quarrels with Saint Finnian over authorship of a psalter, leading to a pitched battle the next year.

Births

• Isidore of Seville, archbishop and scholar

Deaths

• Cynric of Wessex, king of Wessex (traditional date)
• Eormenric, king of Kent (traditional date)
• Northern Qi Fei Di, Chinese ruler
• Glappa, king of Bernicia (traditional date)