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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.
Apr 28, 2022 · Æthelfrith, King of Northumbria was the son of Æthelric, King of Bernicia. (1) He married Bebba (?). (2) He married Acha (?), daughter of Ælle, King of Deira. (2) He died in 616, killed in action on the river Idle. (1), (3) Æthelfrith, King of Northumbria succeeded to the title of King Æthelfrith of Northumbria in 592.
- England
- Bernicia (Northumbria), England
- circa 570
- Henn Sarv
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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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 ...
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.
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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 king to also rule the neighboring land of Deira, giving him an important place in the development and the unification of the later kingdom of Northumbria.
