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Edwin (Old English: Ēadwine; c. 586 – 12 October 632/633), also known as Eadwine or Æduinus, was the King of Deira and Bernicia – which later became known as Northumbria – from about 616 until his death.
Name Born Life Comments Feast Reference Edwin of Northumbria: Deira, Northumbria: 586—632 King of Northumbria, converted to Christianity from paganism. 12 October [1] Paulinus of York: Rome: died 644 First bishop of the refounded diocese of York Converted Edwin to Christianity. 10 October [2] Oswald of Northumbria: Deira, Northumbria 604—642
Ruler of southern Northumbria Ruler of northern Northumbria Notes 867–872 Military conquest by the Great Heathen Army: Ecgberht I: Ecgberht I ruled north of the Tyne as a puppet king of the Danes. [3] 872–c. 875: Ricsige: Probably ruled most of Northumbria as a sovereign Anglo-Saxon king. [4] c. 875 –877 Halfdan Ragnarsson [5] Ecgberht II [6]
The name derives from the Old English Norþanhymbre meaning "the people or province north of the Humber", [3] as opposed to the people south of the Humber Estuary. What was 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 the murder of the ...
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The name Edwin means "wealth-friend". It comes from Old English: ēad (wealth, good fortune) and Old English: wine (friend). [1] Thus the Old English form is Ēadwine, a name widely attested in early medieval England. Edwina is the feminine form of the name. Notable people and characters with the name include:
He was a cousin of king Edwin of Northumbria, being the son of Edwin's uncle Æthelric of Deira. Osric was also the father of Oswine . After Edwin was killed in battle against Cadwallon ap Cadfan of Gwynedd and Penda of Mercia , Northumbria fell into disarray, with Eanfrith taking power in the sub-kingdom of Bernicia and Osric taking power in ...
Her brothers were Oswald of Northumbria and Oswiu. [3] Æthelfrith invaded the neighbouring kingdom of Deira in 604, and deposed the heir, Acha's brother Edwin, who fled into exile. Æthelfrith was the first Bernician king to also rule Deira, giving him an important place in the history of the later Kingdom of Northumbria.