Eanfrith of Bernicia

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Eanfrith of Bernicia was a 7th-century king of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Bernicia who briefly ruled before being overthrown by his Christian brother, Saint Oswald.

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Eanfrith of Bernicia canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Saxon monarch
human
king
country Bernicia NERFINISHED
deathCause killed in battle
deathPlace Northumbria NERFINISHED
describedIn Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People NERFINISHED
endTime 634
era Early Middle Ages NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Anglo-Saxons NERFINISHED
exileIn Pictland NERFINISHED
father Æthelfrith of Bernicia NERFINISHED
fledTo Pictland NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Northumbria NERFINISHED
house House of Bernicia NERFINISHED
killedBy Cadwallon ap Cadfan NERFINISHED
languageOfName Old English
memberOf Northumbrian royal dynasty NERFINISHED
monarchOf Bernicia NERFINISHED
notableEvent his death led to Oswald’s accession as king
negotiated with Cadwallon ap Cadfan under truce and was killed
notableFor brief pagan reaction in Bernicia after Edwin’s death
occupation ruler
parent Æthelfrith of Bernicia NERFINISHED
partOf Northumbria NERFINISHED
positionHeld King of Bernicia
predecessor Edwin of Northumbria NERFINISHED
regionRuled northern part of Northumbria
reignDuration about one year
relative Oswiu of Northumbria NERFINISHED
Saint Oswald NERFINISHED
religion paganism
religionChange abandoned Christianity for paganism
religiousPolicy rejected Christianization of his kingdom
ruledIn 7th century
sibling Oswald of Northumbria NERFINISHED
Oswiu of Northumbria NERFINISHED
startTime 633
successor Oswald of Northumbria NERFINISHED
timePeriod post-Edwin interregnum in Northumbria

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Saint Oswald sibling Eanfrith of Bernicia
Kingdom of Bernicia hasRuler Eanfrith of Bernicia
Æthelred of Mercia motherInLaw Eanfrith of Bernicia