Bernicia

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Bernicia was an early medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom in northern Britain that later became part of the larger kingdom of Northumbria.

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Label Occurrences
Bernicia canonical 8

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Saxon kingdom
early medieval kingdom
alternativeName Beornice
Bryneich
borders Deira
Gododdin
Strathclyde
capital Bamburgh
coast North Sea
conflictsWith native Brittonic kingdoms
culture Anglo-Saxon culture
endTime 7th century
ethnicGroup Angles
formed Kingdom of Northumbria
hasImportantSite Bamburgh Castle
linked to: Bamburgh

Lindisfarne
hasRuler Hussa of Bernicia
Ida of Bernicia
Æthelfrith of Bernicia
Æthelric of Bernicia
hasRulingDynasty Idings
hasTitleForRuler king of Bernicia
historicalRegion Bernician Northumbria
linked to: Kingdom of Bernicia
influenced Christianization of northern England
knownFromSource Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People
languageUsed Old English
locatedIn northern Britain
present-day northern England
present-day southeastern Scotland
mergedWith Deira
notableEvent union with Deira under Æthelfrith
partOf Heptarchy (broadly construed Anglo-Saxon kingdoms)
linked to: Heptarchy

Northumbria
politicalStructure monarchy
predecessor Brythonic kingdom of Bryneich
regionToday Northumberland
Scottish Borders
religion Anglo-Saxon paganism
Christianity
startTime 6th century
successor Kingdom of Northumbria
timePeriod early Middle Ages

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Referenced by (8)

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

Northumbria formedByUnionOf Bernicia
Oswiu of Northumbria regionRuled Bernicia
subject linked to: King Oswiu of Northumbria
Deira borderedBy Bernicia
Deira mergedWith Bernicia
Earl of Northumbria hasPart Bernicia