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    Bernicia (Old English: Bernice, Beornice) was an Anglo-Saxon kingdom established by Anglian settlers of the 6th century in what is now southeastern Scotland...
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    England and south-east Scotland, was initially divided into two kingdoms: Bernicia and Deira. The two were first united by king Æthelfrith around the year...
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    particular cult in the Middle Ages. Oswald was the son of Æthelfrith of Bernicia and Acha of Deira and came to rule after spending a period in exile. After...
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    to become Northumbria started as two kingdoms, Deira in the south and Bernicia in the north. Conflict in the first half of the seventh century ended with...
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    (/ˈɪdɑː/; died c. 559) is the first known king of the Anglian kingdom of Bernicia, which he ruled from around 547 until his death in 559. Little is known...
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  • northern part of Northumbria, perhaps corresponding to the former kingdom of Bernicia, with Scandinavian or Norse-Gael kings ruling the southern part, the former...
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  • the year 812. This collection provides pedigrees for the kings of Deira, Bernicia, Mercia, Lindsey, Kent and East Anglia, tracing each of these dynasties...
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    Æthelfrith (died c. 616) was King of Bernicia from c. 593 until his death around 616 AD at the Battle of the River Idle. He became the first Bernician...
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  • known king of the Kingdom of Bernicia which he ruled from 568 to 572. Aethelric was one of the sons of Ida of Bernicia, founder of the kingdom. During...
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  • Bernicia from c. 500 – c. 520. He is mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle for 547 as the grandfather of Ida, the first historical king of Bernicia....
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