Aethelfrith of Northumbria (2805 bytes)
1: ... had previously been divided between the kingdoms of [[Deira]] and [[Bernicia]], and he was especially...
3: ...es|Anglian]] territorial expansion at the expense of the Britons.
5: ...ms to indicate family quarrels in the royal house of [[Bernicia]].
7: ...]] kingdom of [[Kingdom of Gwynedd|Gwynedd]], and Aethelfrith regarded him as serious threat.
9: ...paration of the northern Welsh from the [[Kingdom of Strathclyde|Strathclyde]] Britons.

Northumbria (8062 bytes)
1: ...d [[Northumbrian Water]] (which serves the region of [[North East England]]), and the name has been ad...
6: ''Main article: [[Early Medieval History of Northumbria]]''
8: ...k]]) Anglo-Saxon Northumbria shrank to land north of the Tees only.
10: ...ombined Anglo-Saxon and Celtic. After the [[Synod of Whitby]] in 664 the Celtic and [[Roman Catholic|C...
13: ...''' [[List of monarchs of Northumbria|Monarchs of Northumbria]].

Music of Northumbria (994 bytes)
2: ...[[Clough]] family, which produced six generations of pipers and taught the legendary 20th century pipe...

Aldfrith of Northumbria (2097 bytes)
1: ...[704]]). He was an illegitimate son of [[Oswiu of Northumbria]] by Fina, an [[Ireland|Irish]] woman.
3: ... quiet life of study in Ireland and on the island of [[Iona]]. Aldfrith subsequently became king.
5: ... not entirely without war, however; in [[698]], a Northumbrian ealdorman named Berhtred was killed fighting aga...
7: ...le of the [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman church]], of which Wilfrid was a stubborn advocate. The disput...
11: ...align="center" | Preceded by:<br>'''[[Ecgfrith of Northumbria|Ecgfrith]]'''

Duca de Northumbria (162 bytes)
1: ...ed Earl of Warwick|Robert Dudley]] by the Emperor of [[Germany]].

Northumbria University (856 bytes)
1: ... located in [[Newcastle upon Tyne]] in the north of [[England]].
3: ...], and subsequently the Northern Counties College of Education in [[1976]].
7: ...ersity has a population of about 23,500 students, of whom 16,000 are full-time.
11: *[http://northumbria.ac.uk/ Northumbria University website]

Eanred of Northumbria (778 bytes)
1: ...thumbria]] from [[810]] - [[840]], Eanred was Son of [[Eardwulf]].
3: ...ms of obedience and subjection, on the acceptance of which they returned home.''" (Though, contrary ...
4: ...of the literature), still reigning as king of the Northumbrians, died, and was succeeded by his son [[Athelred]...

Ecgfrith of Northumbria (3469 bytes)
1: ... ruled over Northumbria when it was at the height of its power, but his reign ended with a disastrous ...
3: ...le of Winwaed]], a victory which greatly enhanced Northumbrian power.
5: ...Wilfrid]], the [[Archbishopric of York|Archbishop of York]]. Ecgfrith married a second wife, Eormenbur...
7: ...the intervention of [[Theodore of Tarsus|Theodore of Canterbury]].
9: ...d by his illegitimate half-brother, [[Aldfrith of Northumbria|Aldfrith]].

Oswald of Northumbria (4452 bytes)
1: ...Northumbria|Æthelfrith]] of [[Bernicia]], King of Northumbria, he is best remembered as a [[Christianity|Christ...
3: ...Connad of Dalriada|Connadd Cerr]] in the [[Battle of Fid Eoin]] in [[Ireland]].
5: ...eir superior numbers and pursued for miles by the Northumbrians; Cadwallon himself was killed.
7: ... of Cynegils. With her he had a son, [[Aethelwald of Deira|Æthelwald]].
9: ...ion in Northumbria. It was he who gave the island of [[Lindisfarne]] to the bishop [[Saint Aidan|Aidan...

Edwin of Northumbria (6040 bytes)
1: ...tised]] in [[627]]; after he fell at the [[Battle of Hatfield Chase]], he was regarded as a [[saint]] ...
3: ...e sons of &AElig;thelfrith, among them [[Eanfrith of Bernicia|Eanfrith]], were driven out.
5: ... ap Cadfan of Gwynedd|Cadwallon ap Cadfan]], king of Gwynedd.
7: ... [[bishop]] by [[Justus]] in 625, and was sent to Northumbria with &AElig;thelberg.
9: ...helm]], king of [[Wessex]]. Saved by the devotion of his thegn Lilla, Edwin vowed to become a Christia...

Oswiu of Northumbria (3921 bytes)
1: ...[[Anglo-Saxon]] [[Bretwalda]]. He was the seventh of the great [[England|English]] kings enumerated by...
3: ...ded in [[Bernicia]] in [[642]] after the [[Battle of Maserfeld]].
5: ... [[Ceadda]] (St. Chad), on a mission to [[Kingdom of Essex|Essex]].
7: ...[670]] and was succeeded by his son [[Ecgfrith of Northumbria|Ecgfrith]].
11: ...center" rowspan="2" | Preceded by:<br>'''[[Oswald of Bernicia|Oswald]]'''

List of monarchs of Northumbria (19170 bytes)
1: ...e year [[604]], and except for occasional periods of division over the subsequent century, they remain...
3: ...adwallon ap Cadfan of Gwynedd]]. The unity of the Northumbrian kingdoms was restored after Cadwallon's death in...
5: ...not another separate king of Deira until the time of [[Norse]] rule.
7: ... Bernicia, Deira, and Northumbria. Note that many of their dates, particularly in the earlier period, ...
9: ...ese are the preference between þ and ð (hard and soft 'th').

Morcar, Earl of Northumbria (1204 bytes)
1: ... brother of [[Edwin, Earl of Mercia|Edwin]], earl of the [[Mercia]]ns.
3: ... two brothers left him to fight alone at [[battle of Hastings|Hastings]].
5: ...ined [[Hereward the Wake|Hereward]] in the [[Isle of Ely]] ([[1071]]), while Edwin perished in attempt...

Early Mediaeval History of Northumbria (4403 bytes)
1: ...and are clearly visible today in the [[dialect]]s of both, which includes many [[Old English language|...
4: ...rcia|Penda]], king of [[Mercia]], at the [[Battle of Hatfield Chase]] in [[633]].
6: ...]], defeated and killed Cadwallon at the [[Battle of Heavenfield]] in [[634]].
10: ...ne]], probably as an echo of the island monastery of Iona.
12: ...ed]]. This battle marked a major turning point in Northumbrian fortunes: Penda died in the battle, and Oswiu ga...

Aethelric of Deira (806 bytes)
1: ... [[Aella of Deira]] and the brother of [[Edwin of Northumbria|Edwin]].
3: ...ethelfrith ruled Deira and Bernicia together as [[Northumbria]].
7: ..."30%" align="center" | Preceded by:<br>'''[[Aella of Deira|Aella]]'''
8: ...nter" | '''[[List of monarchs of Northumbria|King of Deira]]'''
9: ... Succeeded by:<br>'''[[Aethelfrith of Northumbria|Aethelfrith]]'''

Battle of Degsastan (898 bytes)
1: ... carried the day, although Aedan survived as King of Dalriada until [[608]] when he was succeeded by h...
3: ...went on to establish [[Northumbria]] as the union of [[Bernicia]] and [[Deira]], while the Dalriadans ...
5: ...e Bede named him "Ravin as the wolf" - in respect of his utter ruthlesness in battle.

River Idle (885 bytes)
1: ...ire]], [[England]]. Its source is the confluence of the [[River Maun]] and [[River Meden]], near [[Ma...
3: ...plain]], which is now partly occupied by a number of [[sand]] and [[gravel pit]]s. Its main tributari...
5: ...ment of [[Edwin of Northumbria|Edwin]] as king of Northumbria.

616 (2005 bytes)
12: ...Eadbald]] succeeds Ethelbert as king of [[Kingdom of Kent|Kent]].
13: ...th of Northumbria]] defeats the army of [[Kingdom of Powys|Powys]].
14: ...d]] and the army of [[East Anglia]] in the Battle of the [[River Idle]], is slain by Raedwald, which e...
15: ... [[Edwin of Northumbria|Edwin]] becomes king of [[Northumbria]].
16: *[[Oswald of Northumbria]] flees to [[Iona]].

Talorcan of the Picts (795 bytes)
1: ...thelfrith of Northumbria|Aethelfrith]], king of [[Northumbria]], was killed around the year [[616]]. While in e...
3: ...Northumbria]], and it is possible he was a puppet of Oswiu, the most powerful king in [[Great Britain|...

Bernicia (2206 bytes)
1: ...the kingdom of [[Deira]] to form the kingdom of [[Northumbria]].
3: ... encroaching on the [[Cumbric]] speaking kingdoms of [[Rheged]], [[Gododdin]] and [[Dunbarton]].
5: ...[[Lindisfarne]], which became the [[diocese|see]] of a [[bishop]].
7: ...bria|Edwin]], son of [[Aella of Deira|Aella, king of Deira]]) around the year [[616]]. Edwin then beca...
9: ... of Northumbria|Oswiu]] and his son [[Ecgfrith of Northumbria|Ecgfrith]].

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