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.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Northumbria canonical 70
Kingdom of Northumbria 1
Northumbria (historic region) 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 of Northumbria ⓘ
surface form: King Edwin
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
culturalRegion North East England ⓘ
eastern Scotland ⓘ
surface form: 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 inscriptions ⓘ
surface form: Ruthwell Cross

monastic scholarship ⓘ
language Old English ⓘ
Norse ⓘ
surface form: Old Norse
laterDividedInto Northumberland ⓘ
surface form: County of Northumberland

Yorkshire ⓘ
surface form: County of Yorkshire

Earldom of Northumbria ⓘ
locatedIn Northern England ⓘ
surface form: northern England

southeastern Scotland ⓘ
missionaryInfluenceFrom Iona ⓘ
Rome ⓘ
namedAfter lands north of the River Humber ⓘ
notablePerson Alcuin of York ⓘ
Venerable Bede ⓘ
surface form: Bede

Saint Cuthbert ⓘ
surface form: Cuthbert of Lindisfarne

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

King Oswiu of Northumbria ⓘ
partOf Heptarchy ⓘ
precededBy Kingdom of Bernicia ⓘ
Kingdom of Deira ⓘ
region Great Britain ⓘ
surface form: Britain
religion Christianity ⓘ
religiousEvent Synod of Whitby ⓘ
religiousEventYear 664 ⓘ
sufferedVikingRaid Lindisfarne 793 ⓘ

Referenced by (73)

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

England → historicalRegion → Northumbria ⓘ
British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division → associatedRegion → Northumbria ⓘ
Northumbrian → spokenIn → Northumbria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Northumbria
Northumbrian → region → Northumbria ⓘ
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle → coversRegion → Northumbria ⓘ
Picts (early period) → conflictWith → Northumbria ⓘ
Mercia → borderedBy → Northumbria ⓘ
Saint Chad → workLocation → Northumbria ⓘ
The Time Meddler → setInLocation → Northumbria ⓘ
Alcuin of York → birthPlace → Northumbria ⓘ
Henry of Scotland, Earl of Northumbria → heldLandsIn → Northumbria ⓘ
Harrying of the North → location → Northumbria ⓘ
Tyne and Tees → associatedWith → Northumbria ⓘ
subject surface form: 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division
Ruthwell Cross inscriptions → region → Northumbria ⓘ
Treaty of Wedmore → regionAffected → Northumbria ⓘ
Oswald → countryOfCitizenship → Northumbria ⓘ
subject surface form: Oswald of Northumbria
Saint Cuthbert → placeOfBirth → Northumbria ⓘ
Saint Cuthbert → patronage → Northumbria ⓘ
Saint Oswald → countryOfCitizenship → Northumbria ⓘ
Saint Oswald → placeOfBirth → Northumbria ⓘ
Saint Oswald → patronage → Northumbria ⓘ
Athelstan → governedTerritory → Northumbria ⓘ
Saint Hilda of Whitby → birthPlace → Northumbria ⓘ
Egbert of Wessex → expandedInfluenceOver → Northumbria ⓘ
Eadred of England → ruledTerritory → Northumbria ⓘ
Jórvík → locatedIn → Northumbria ⓘ
Pictland → borderedBy → Northumbria ⓘ
Heptarchy → dominantPowerAtTimes → Northumbria ⓘ
Angles → settledIn → Northumbria ⓘ
Kings of the Picts → conflictWith → Northumbria ⓘ
Monkwearmouth–Jarrow Abbey → locatedIn → Northumbria ⓘ
Bernicia → partOf → Northumbria ⓘ
Kingdom of Bernicia → partOf → Northumbria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Northumbria (historic region)
Æthelred of Mercia → conflictWith → Northumbria ⓘ
Kingdom of Deira → partOf → Northumbria ⓘ
King Oswiu of Northumbria → country → Northumbria ⓘ
subject surface form: Oswiu of Northumbria
King Oswiu of Northumbria → deathPlace → Northumbria ⓘ
subject surface form: Oswiu of Northumbria
King Oswiu of Northumbria → regionRuled → Northumbria ⓘ
subject surface form: Oswiu of Northumbria
Deira → partOf → Northumbria ⓘ
King Edwin of Northumbria → ruledTerritory → Northumbria ⓘ
Synod of Whitby → locatedIn → Northumbria ⓘ
Earldom of Northumbria → region → Northumbria ⓘ
Robert de Mowbray → regionOfActivity → Northumbria ⓘ
Robert de Mowbray → powerBase → Northumbria ⓘ
Robert de Mowbray → governedTerritory → Northumbria ⓘ
Eadfrith of Lindisfarne → region → Northumbria ⓘ
Cotton MS Nero D IV → placeOfOrigin → Northumbria ⓘ
Aldred the Scribe → placeOfActivity → Northumbria ⓘ
Saint Cedd → placeOfBirth → Northumbria ⓘ
Saint Cedd → notablePlaceAssociated → Northumbria ⓘ