Battle of the River Idle

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The Battle of the River Idle was a 7th-century conflict in early Anglo-Saxon England in which the Northumbrian exile Edwin, aided by East Anglian forces, defeated and killed King Æthelfrith of Northumbria, paving the way for Edwin’s accession to the Northumbrian throne.

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Battle of the River Idle canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
historical event
allyOf East Anglia
associatedWith Kingdom of Bernicia
Kingdom of Deira
Kingdom of the East Angles
surface form: Kingdom of East Anglia

Kingdom of Northumbria
belligerent forces loyal to Edwin of Deira
forces loyal to Æthelfrith of Northumbria
combatant Edwin of Deira
Æthelfrith of Northumbria
conflictType Anglo-Saxon battle
consequence Edwin’s accession to the Northumbrian throne
date circa 616
era Heptarchy
historicalSource Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People
surface form: Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People
killed Æthelfrith of Northumbria
languageOfPrimarySources Latin
ledBy Edwin of Deira
locatedIn England
early Anglo-Saxon England
notableFigure Edwin of Northumbria
Æthelfrith of Northumbria
opposedByLeader Æthelfrith of Northumbria
outcome death of King Æthelfrith of Northumbria
partOf Anglo-Saxon dynastic conflicts
place River Idle
precededBy exile of Edwin of Deira
relatedTo Northumbrian succession crisis
result victory for Edwin of Deira
significance enabled unification of Deira and Bernicia under Edwin
ended Æthelfrith’s rule over Northumbria
supportedBy East Anglian forces
timePeriod 7th century

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Kingdom of the East Angles notableEvent Battle of the River Idle
Rædwald of East Anglia militaryConflict Battle of the River Idle