Bernicia

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Bernicia was an early medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom in northern Britain that later became part of the larger kingdom of Northumbria.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Bernicia canonical 8

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Saxon kingdom
early medieval kingdom
alternativeName Beornice
Bryneich
borders Deira
Gododdin
Strathclyde
capital Bamburgh
coast North Sea
conflictsWith native Brittonic kingdoms
culture Anglo-Saxon culture
endTime 7th century
ethnicGroup Angles
formed Kingdom of Northumbria
hasImportantSite Bamburgh
surface form: Bamburgh Castle

Lindisfarne
hasRuler Hussa of Bernicia
Ida of Bernicia
Æthelfrith of Northumbria
surface form: Æthelfrith of Bernicia

Æthelric of Bernicia
hasRulingDynasty Idings
hasTitleForRuler king of Bernicia
historicalRegion Kingdom of Bernicia
surface form: Bernician Northumbria
influenced Christianization of the British Isles
surface form: Christianization of northern England
knownFromSource The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
surface form: Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People
languageUsed Old English
locatedIn northern Britain
present-day northern England
present-day southeastern Scotland
mergedWith Deira
notableEvent union with Deira under Æthelfrith
partOf Heptarchy
surface form: Heptarchy (broadly construed Anglo-Saxon kingdoms)

Northumbria
politicalStructure monarchy
predecessor Brythonic kingdom of Bryneich
regionToday Northumberland
Scottish Borders
religion Anglo-Saxon paganism
Christianity
startTime 6th century
successor Kingdom of Northumbria
timePeriod early Middle Ages

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Northumbria formedByUnionOf Bernicia
King Oswiu of Northumbria regionRuled Bernicia
subject surface form: Oswiu of Northumbria
Deira borderedBy Bernicia
Deira mergedWith Bernicia
Earl of Northumbria hasPart Bernicia