The Kings of Northumbria

Statue of King Edwin of Northumbria - © Nash Ford Publishing King Oswiu of Northumbria in Stained Glass - © Nash Ford Publishing Statue of King Alchfrith of Deira - © Nash Ford Publishing King Oswald of Northumbria in Stained Glass - © Nash Ford Publishing

Kings of Bernicia

Esa fl. 500
Eppa fl. c.520
Ida 547-559
Glappa 559-560
Adda 560-568
Athelric 568-572
Theodric 572-579
Frithuwald 579-585
Hussa 585-593
Ethelfrith 593-616
Edwin (St.) 616-633 (usurper)
Enfrith 633-634
Oswald (St.)  634-642
Oswiu  642-670

Kings of Northumbria

Oswiu 664-670
Egfrith 670-685
Aldfrith  685-704
Edwulf 704-705
Osred I  705-716
Cenred  716-718
Osric  718-729
Ceolwulf (St.)  729-737
Edbert 737-758
Oswulf  758-759
Athelwald Moll 759-765
Elchred 765-774
Ethelred I  774-779
Alfwald I  779-789
Osred II  789-790
Ethelred I (again) 790-796
Osbald 796
Erdwulf 796-806
Alfwald II 806-808
Erdwulf  808-810
Enred 810-841
Ethelred II 841-844
Redwulf (usurper) 844
Ethelred II (again) 844-848
Osbert 848-863
Aelle II (usurper) 863-867

Sub-Kings under Norse York Rule

Egbert I 867-872
Ricsige 872-876
Egbert II 876-878

Deira under Norse York Control from 878

High-Reeves of Bamburgh

Edulf ?-913
Eldred I  913-930
Osulf 930-963
Waltheof 963-970
Uchtred the Bold  995-1016
Edulf I 1016-1019
Eldred II 1019-1038

Edulf II 1038-1041 


Kings of Deira

Aelle 559-589
Athelric 589-604
Ethelfrith 604-616 (usurper)
Edwin (St.) 616-633

Bernician Sub-Kings of Deira

Osric  633-634
Oswald (St.) 634-642
Oswiu 642-644
Oswin (St.)   644-651
Athelwald  651-656
Alchfrith  656-664
Oswiu  664-670 (again)
Alfwin 670-679

 

For more details of the lives of the Kings of Northumbria take a look at our Early British Kingdoms website.

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