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Northumbria - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NorthumbriaNorthumbria (/ n ɔːr ˈ θ ʌ m b r i ə /; Old English: Norþanhymbra rīċe; Latin: Regnum Northanhymbrorum) was an early medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom in what is now Northern England and south-east Scotland.. The name derives from the Old English Norþanhymbre meaning "the people or province north of the Humber", as opposed to the people south of the …
Northumbria University - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northumbria_UniversityNorthumbria University (legally the University of Northumbria at Newcastle) is a public university located in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom.It has been a university since 1992, but has its origins in the Rutherford College, founded in 1877. Northumbria University is primarily based within City Campus located in Newcastle upon …
Edwin of Northumbria - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_of_NorthumbriaEdwin was installed as king of Northumbria, effectively confirming Rædwald as bretwalda: Æthelfrith's sons went into exile in Gaelic kingdom of Dál Riata and Pictland. That Edwin was able to take power not only in his native Deira but also in Bernicia may have been due to his support from Rædwald, to whom he may have remained subject during the early part of his reign.
Siward, Earl of Northumbria - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siward,_Earl_of_NorthumbriaSiward (/ ˈ s uː w ər d / or more recently / ˈ s iː w ər d /) or Sigurd (Old English: Sigeweard, Old Norse: Sigurðr digri) was an important earl of 11th-century northern England.The Old Norse nickname Digri and its Latin translation Grossus ("the stout") are given to him by near-contemporary texts. It is possible Siward may have been of Scandinavian or Anglo …
Oswald of Northumbria - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oswald_of_NorthumbriaOswald (Old English pronunciation: [ˈoːzwɑɫd]; c 604 – 5 August 641/642) was King of Northumbria from 634 until his death, and is venerated as a saint, of whom there was a particular cult in the Middle Ages.. Oswald was the son of Æthelfrith of Bernicia and came to rule after spending a period in exile.After defeating the Welsh ruler Cadwallon ap Cadfan, Oswald …
Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waltheof,_Earl_of_NorthumbriaEarly life. Waltheof was the second son of Siward, Earl of Northumbria.His mother was Aelfflaed, daughter of Ealdred, Earl of Bernicia, son of Uhtred, Earl of Northumbria.In 1054, Waltheof's brother, Osbeorn, who was much older than he, was killed in battle, making Waltheof his father's heir.Siward himself died in 1055, and Waltheof being far too young to succeed as Earl of …
Ecgfrith of Northumbria - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecgfrith_of_NorthumbriaEcgfrith (/ ˈ ɛ dʒ f r ɪ ð /; Old English: Ecgfrið [ˈedʒfrið]; c. 645 – 20 May 685) was the King of Deira from 664 until 670, and then King of Northumbria from 670 until his death in 685. He ruled over Northumbria when it was at the height of its power, but his reign ended with a disastrous defeat at the Battle of Nechtansmere in which he lost his life.
2010 Northumbria Police manhunt - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Northumbria_Police_manhuntThe 2010 Northumbria Police manhunt was a major police operation conducted across Tyne and Wear and Northumberland with the objective of apprehending fugitive Raoul Moat. After killing one person and wounding two others in a two-day shooting spree in July 2010, the 37-year-old ex-prisoner went on the run for nearly a week.
Ælla of Northumbria - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ælla_of_NorthumbriaÆlla (or Ælle or Aelle, fl. 866; died 21 March 867) was King of Northumbria, a kingdom in medieval England, during the middle of the 9th century.Sources on Northumbrian history in this period are limited, and so Ælla's ancestry is not known and the dating of the beginning of his reign is questionable.. In addition to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Ælla is also mentioned in …
Esso Northumbria - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esso_NorthumbriaThe Esso Northumbria was the first of a series of Very Large Crude Carrier ships, built by Swan Hunter at Wallsend on Tyneside, in 1969.When launched on 2 May 1969 by Princess Anne it was the largest vessel to have been built in Britain at that time.. The ship was designed to carry crude oil from the Persian Gulf, and its large design was a result of the Suez Crisis, which had …