Kingdom of Northumbria

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The Kingdom of Northumbria was a powerful early medieval Anglo-Saxon realm in northern England and southeastern Scotland, noted for its influential Christian monasteries and rich artistic and literary culture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Saxon kingdom
former kingdom
historical polity
borderedBy Mercia
surface form: Kingdom of Mercia

Kingdom of Strathclyde
Pictish kingdoms
capital Bamburgh
York
continent Europe
culture Anglo-Saxon culture
currency sceat
styca
endTime 10th century
era Early Middle Ages
ethnicGroup Angles
followedBy Earldom of Northumbria
governmentType monarchy
hasPart Bernicia
Deira
Lindisfarne
Monkwearmouth–Jarrow Abbey
Whitby Abbey
knownFor Christian monasteries
early medieval scholarship
insular art
missionary activity
language Old English
Old Norse
locatedIn British Isles
Great Britain
northern England
southeastern Scotland
notableEvent Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England
Synod of Whitby
Viking raids on Lindisfarne
notablePerson Alcuin of York
Venerable Bede
surface form: Bede

Saint Cuthbert
surface form: Cuthbert of Lindisfarne

King Edwin of Northumbria
Oswald of Northumbria
surface form: King Oswald of Northumbria

King Oswiu of Northumbria
notableWork Codex Amiatinus
Lindisfarne Gospels
partOf Heptarchy
precededBy Kingdom of Bernicia
Kingdom of Deira
religion Christianity
religiousCenter Lindisfarne
York Minster
startTime 7th century

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Lindisfarne Gospels countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Northumbria
Saint Chad countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Northumbria
Saint Chad regionOfActivity Kingdom of Northumbria
Venerable Bede citizenship Kingdom of Northumbria
Whitby Abbey locatedIn Kingdom of Northumbria
Alcuin of York citizenship Kingdom of Northumbria
Saint Baldred of Tyninghame countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Northumbria
Anglo-Saxon England hasPart Kingdom of Northumbria
Lothian wasPartOf Kingdom of Northumbria
Great Heathen Army primaryTarget Kingdom of Northumbria
Saint Cuthbert countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Northumbria
Saint Hilda of Whitby countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Northumbria
Jórvík capitalOf Kingdom of Northumbria
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Jórvík
Britons of Strathclyde conflictWith Kingdom of Northumbria
Heptarchy consistsOf Kingdom of Northumbria
Heptarchy hasMainKingdom Kingdom of Northumbria
Angles contributedToFormationOf Kingdom of Northumbria
Monkwearmouth–Jarrow Abbey country Kingdom of Northumbria
Battle of Maserfield belligerent Kingdom of Northumbria
Bernicia formed Kingdom of Northumbria
Bernicia successor Kingdom of Northumbria
Kingdom of Bernicia followedBy Kingdom of Northumbria
Kingdom of Bernicia partOf Kingdom of Northumbria
Óengus I of the Picts associatedWith Kingdom of Northumbria
Kingdom of Deira mergedInto Kingdom of Northumbria
Kingdom of Deira followedBy Kingdom of Northumbria
Kingdom of Deira integratedInto Kingdom of Northumbria
this entity surface form: united Kingdom of Northumbria
Bamburgh hasHistoricalRegion Kingdom of Northumbria
Deira successor Kingdom of Northumbria
Synod of Whitby country Kingdom of Northumbria
Synod of Whitby historicalRegion Kingdom of Northumbria
this entity surface form: Anglo-Saxon Northumbria
Earldom of Northumbria follows Kingdom of Northumbria
Earldom of Northumbria predecessor Kingdom of Northumbria
Holy Island associatedWith Kingdom of Northumbria
this entity surface form: Anglo-Saxon Northumbria
Eadfrith of Lindisfarne country Kingdom of Northumbria
Lindisfarne Priory locatedIn Kingdom of Northumbria
this entity surface form: Anglo-Saxon Northumbria
Aldred the Scribe countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Northumbria
Viking invasions of England hasParticipant Kingdom of Northumbria
Anglo-Saxon law developedIn Kingdom of Northumbria
De temporum ratione countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Northumbria
Streonshalh country Kingdom of Northumbria
Earl of Northumbria follows Kingdom of Northumbria
Kingdom of Strathclyde neighbour Kingdom of Northumbria
Cathedral School of York country Kingdom of Northumbria
Ecgbert of York countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Northumbria
Aelbert of York country Kingdom of Northumbria
Albinus birthPlace Kingdom of Northumbria
Albinus countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Northumbria
Flaccus Albinus citizenship Kingdom of Northumbria