Northumbria

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Anglo-Saxon kingdom historical region

Northumbria was a powerful early medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom and cultural region in northern England and southeastern Scotland, known for its monastic centers like Lindisfarne and its significant role in the Christianization of Britain.

Aliases (1)

Kingdom of Northumbria ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Anglo-Saxon kingdom → historical region →
borderFeature	Firth of Forth → River Humber →
capital	Bamburgh → York →
continent	Europe →
convertedToChristianityUnder	King Edwin →
country	Kingdom of England →
culturalRegion	North East England → South East Scotland →
floruit	7th century → 8th century →
formedByUnionOf	Bernicia → Deira →
hasMonasticCenter	Hexham Abbey → Lindisfarne → Monkwearmouth–Jarrow Abbey → Whitby Abbey →
historicalEra	Early Middle Ages →
knownFor	Bede’s historical writings → Christianization of Anglo-Saxon England → Lindisfarne Gospels → Ruthwell Cross → monastic scholarship →
language	Old English → Old Norse →
laterDividedInto	County of Northumberland → County of Yorkshire → Earldom of Northumbria →
locatedIn	northern England → southeastern Scotland →
missionaryInfluenceFrom	Iona → Rome →
namedAfter	lands north of the River Humber →
notablePerson	Alcuin of York → Bede → Cuthbert of Lindisfarne → King Edwin of Northumbria → King Oswald of Northumbria → King Oswiu of Northumbria →
partOf	Heptarchy →
precededBy	Kingdom of Bernicia → Kingdom of Deira →
region	Britain →
religion	Christianity →
religiousEvent	Synod of Whitby →
religiousEventYear	664 →
sufferedVikingRaid	Lindisfarne 793 →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division →	associatedRegion
Alcuin of York →	birthPlace
Mercia →	borderedBy
Picts (early period) →	conflictWith
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle →	coversRegion
Henry of Scotland, Earl of Northumbria →	heldLandsIn
England →	historicalRegion
Northumbrian →	region
The Time Meddler →	setInLocation
Northumbrian ("Kingdom of Northumbria") →	spokenIn
Saint Chad →	workLocation