King Edwin of Northumbria

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King Edwin of Northumbria was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon ruler renowned for uniting much of northern England and for his pivotal role in the early Christianization of the region.

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King Edwin of Northumbria canonical 3
Edwin of Northumbria 2
King Edwin 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 7th-century monarch
Anglo-Saxon ruler
King of Northumbria
alsoKnownAs Eadwine
Edwin of Northumbria
surface form: Saint Edwin
baptizedBy Paulinus of York
birthDate circa 586
capital York
child Eadfrith of Lindisfarne
surface form: Eadfrith of Deira

Eanflæd of Deira
surface form: Eanflæd

Wuscfrea
Æthelhun
Æthelthryth
conflict Battle of Hatfield Chase
convertedTo Christianity
countryOfBirth Deira
dateOfConversion 627
deathDate 12 October 632
12 October 633
deathPlace Hatfield Chase
near Doncaster
era Heptarchy
ethnicity Anglo-Saxon
father Ælle of Deira
feastDay 12 October
killedBy Cadwallon ap Cadfan
Penda of Mercia
knownFor early Christianization of Northumbria
overlordship over other Anglo-Saxon kingdoms
uniting much of northern England
name Edwin
placeOfBaptism York
predecessor Æthelfrith of Northumbria
primarySource Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People
promoted Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England
surface form: Christianization of Northumbria
reignEnd 632
633
reignStart 616
religion Christianity
Paganism
ruledTerritory Bernicia
Deira
Northumbria
spouse Æthelburg of Kent
surface form: Aethelburh of Kent

Æthelburg of Kent
successor Osric of Deira
Oswald of Northumbria
title Bretwalda
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

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Northumbria notablePerson King Edwin of Northumbria
Northumbria convertedToChristianityUnder King Edwin of Northumbria
this entity surface form: King Edwin
Christianization of the British Isles significantPerson King Edwin of Northumbria
this entity surface form: Edwin of Northumbria
Penda of Mercia opponent King Edwin of Northumbria
this entity surface form: Edwin of Northumbria
Kingdom of Northumbria notablePerson King Edwin of Northumbria
King Edwin Primary School namedAfter King Edwin of Northumbria