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Æthelfrith, son of Æthelric and grandson of Ida, apparently succeeded Hussa as king of the Bernicians around the year 592 or 593; Æthelfrith's accession may have involved dynastic rivalry and the exile of Hussa's relatives.
Æthelfrith (/ ˈ æ θ əl f r ɪ θ /; died c. 904/915) was an ealdorman of southern Mercia, who flourished in the last two decades of the ninth century and the first decade of the tenth century. His father is unknown.
Aethelfrith was the king of Bernicia (from 592/593) and of Deira, which together formed Northumbria. Aethelfrith was the son of Aethelric and grandson of Ida, king of Bernicia, and his reign marks the true beginning of the continuous history of a united Northumbria and, indeed, of England. He.
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Aug 2, 2008 · Fifteen years later Æthelfrith with a fyrd drawn from Bernicia and Deira must have fielded approximately 15,000 to 20,000 men at Chester. This estimation is based on the number of infantry which would have been necessary to defeat the combined cavalry of Gwynedd, Powys, Pengwern, and South Rheged.
Æthelfrith (ĕ´thəlfrĬth, ă–), d. 616, king of Northumbria (c.593–616). He was the first great Anglo-Saxon leader among the northern English; he united Bernicia and Deira into the kingdom of Northumbria. He repulsed an attack by the Scots in 603 and about 10 years later defeated the Welsh at Chester.
616 – Æthelfrith killed, Edwin is king. Æthelfrith has been killed in battle against Raedwald of East Anglia at Bawtry on the River Idle near the borders of Northumbria and Mercia. Oswald, Æthelfrith’s son has fled Northumbria and taken refuge on the Scottish island monastery of Iona.
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Apr 26, 2022 · Æthelfrith (c. 870 – 927), was an Ealdorman southern Mercia, occurring in documents in the first part of the 10th century. Having married Æthelgyth, daughter of Æthelwulf, he was father to four Ealdormen: Æthelstan Half-King (East Anglia), Ælfstan (Mercia), Æthelwald (Kent), and Eadric (Wessex), and apparently grandfather of Ealdorman ...
