BERNICIA


Meaning of BERNICIA in English

Ancient northern Anglo-Saxon kingdom.

It stretched northward from perhaps as far south as the River Tees , ultimately reaching the Firth of Forth . By the end of the 7th century AD it had united with its neighbour Deira to form the kingdom of Northumbria . It had a royal residence at coastal Bamburgh. The first recorded king, Ida, was crowned there in 547; his grandson Aethelfrith (r. 593–616) united Bernicia and Deira.

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