The kingdom of Northumbria, the most northern of the Saxon Heptarchy, was formed when Bernicia and Deira were united.
Its most powerful period was during the C7th under Edwin, Oswald and Oswy but it declined after the latter's death and became part of the Viking kingdom of York after the last recorded king, Egbert II, died around 878.
Hereswith, ggd of Aelle of Deira; sister of Hilda of Whitby
Aethelric of Deira -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article(Site not responding. Last check: )
He was the son of (additional info and facts about Aella of Deira) Aella of Deira and the brother of (King of Northumbria who was converted to Christianity (585-633)) Edwin.
Deira was invaded by (additional info and facts about Aethelfrith) Aethelfrith of (additional info and facts about Bernicia) Bernicia in about the year 604.
Aethelric was defeated and probably killed, and thereafter Aethelfrith ruled Deira and Bernicia together as (An Anglo-Saxon kingdom in northern England until 876) Northumbria.
Oswiu was the son of Ãthelfrith and brother of Oswald, whom he succeeded in Bernicia and Deira in 642 after the Battle of Maserfeld, but Oswine, a relative of Edwin, took control of Deira in c.
It later merged with the kingdom of Deira to form the kingdom of Northumbria.
Deira (from Brythonic Deifr, meaning waters) was a kingdom in England during the 6th century AD.
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Deira was likely part of a Humbrian overkingship with remaining ties to other kingdoms in the former province of Britannia Secunda like Rheged.
It is possible that Ælfwine son of Oswiu became king of Deira in 670 at the age of nine when his brother Ecgfrith became king of Bernicia and overking of Deira (i.e.
The annexation of Deira to the Bernician kingdom was also still very much a work in progress decreasing the likelihood that governance of the sub-kingdom or province could be trusted to a youth.
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Northumbria, an kingdom of Angles in northern England, was initially divided into two kingdoms, Bernicia and Deira.
In 670, Aelfwine, the brother of the childless King Ecgfrith, was made king of Deira; by this point the title may have been used primarily to designate an heir.
Aelfwine was killed in battle against Mercia in 679, and there was not another separate king of Deira until the time of Norse rule.
It appears that Deira was the earlier of the two to become established, and the greater number of cemeteries suggests that it was also the more densely settled.
Edwin was succeeded in Bernicia by Eanfrith (Oswald's older brother), and in Deira by Osric.
Aelfwine, brother to King Egfrid (Ecgfrith), was slain, a youth about eighteen years of age, and much beloved by both provinces; for King Ethelred (Æthelred) had married his sister Osthryth." Eddius Stephanus says ".
Penda was defeated, perhaps in large part because of this desertion, and afterward Aethelwald seems to have lost Deira to Alchfrith of Deira, who was installed there by the victorious Oswiu.
Although he allied himself with the paganism Penda, Aethelwald was nevertheless a pious Christianity and was remembered for his generosity towards St Chad, to whom he granted land for a monastery.
It would not be until after the death of Ælfwine in 679 that Ecgfrith assumed direct control over Deira without the pretense of a separate king for Deira.
Paulinus was the Bishop of York and Oswald was King of Deira (and Bernicia).
The only two kings of the Bernician dynasty listed also ruled Deira directly and were related to the Deiran royal dynasty through the their mothers.
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c.656 - King Aethelwald of Deira is removed from office by his uncle, KingOswiu of Bernicia, and replaced by the latter's son, Alcfrith, as sub-king in a united Northumbria.
The foundation of Ripon Abbey by King Alcfrith of Deira with monks from Melrose.
