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The Kingdom of Northumbria

including the Kingdoms of Bernica and Deira

The Kingdom of Northumbria was formed by an amalgamation of the two minor Kingdoms of Bernica and Deira in the later part of the 7th Century. Follow this link to a map of the English Tribal Kingdoms around 800AD. In 867 the whole kingdom was taken over by the Norse Vikings after which it would be absorbed into the Kingdom of England.

 

 
The minor kingdom of Bernica
Bernican King From To Notes

Esa

500

520

 

Eoppa

520

547

 

Ida

547

559

 

Glappa

559

560

 

Adda

560

568

 

Aethrlric

568

572

 

Theodric

572

579

 

Frithuwald

579

585

 

Hussa

585

593

 

Aethelfrith

593

616

 

Edwin

616

633

Deira

Eanfrith

633

634

 

Oswald

634

642

 

Oswiu

642

670

Northumbria

 

 

 
The minor kingdom of Deira
Deiran King From From Notes

Aelle

559

589

 

Aethelric

589

604

 

Aethelfrith

604

616

Bernica

Edwin

616

633

 

Osric

633

634

 

Oswald

634

642

 

Oswiu

642

644

Bernica

Oswine

644

651

 

Aethelwald

651

656

 

Alchfrith

656

664

 

Oswiu

664

670

Northumbria

Aelfwine

670

679

 
 

 

 
The kingdom of Northumbria
Northumbrian King From From Notes

Oswiu

664

670

 

Ecgfrith

670

685

 

Aeldfrith

685

704

 

Eadwulf

704

705

 

Osred I

705

716

 

Coenred

716

718

 

Osric

718

729

 

St Ceolwulf

729

737

 

Eadberht

737

758

 

Oswulf

758

759

 

Aethelwald Moll

759

765

 

Ealchred

765

774

 

Aethelred I

774

779

 

Aelfwald I

779

789

 

Osred II

789

790

 

Aethelred I (2nd reign)

790

796

 

Osbald

796

796

 

Eardwulf

796

806

 

Aelfwald II

806

808

 

Eardwulf (2nd reign)

808

810

 

Eanred

810

841

 

Aethelred II

841

844

 

Raedwulf

844

844

 

Aethelred II (2nd reign)

844

848

 

Osbeorht

848

863

 

Aelle II

863

867