Northumbria

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North·um·bri·a (nôr-th

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An Anglo-Saxon kingdom of northern England formed in the seventh century by the union of Bernicia and Deira, Angle kingdoms originally established c. a.d. 500. Much of Northumbria fell to invading Danes in the ninth century and was annexed to Wessex in 954.

Northumbria [nɔːˈθʌmbrɪə]

1. (Historical Terms) (in Anglo-Saxon Britain) a region that stretched from the Humber to the Firth of Forth: formed in the 7th century ad, it became an important intellectual centre; a separate kingdom until 876 ad

2. (Placename) an area of NE England roughly corresponding to the Anglo-Saxon region of Northumbria

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Northumbria - an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in northern England until 876

England - a division of the United Kingdom

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Aidan Angle Angled Angles Anglian Bernicia Deira Eadred Eadwig Edgar Edmund I Edwin Edwy heptarchy inhabitant Lancashire Northumbrian Oswald tawdrily			And from there his eager, wandering priests carried the story far and wide, northward to the fortress of the Pictish kings, and southward to the wild Saxons who dwelt amid the hills and uplands of Northumbria. English Literature For Boys And Girls by Marshall, H.E. View in context This was in the Northern, Anglian, kingdom of Northumbria (Yorkshire and Southern Scotland), which, as we have already said, had then won the political supremacy, and whose monasteries and capital city, York, thanks to the Irish missionaries, had become the chief centers of learning and culture in Western Christian Europe. A History of English Literature by Fletcher, Robert Huntington View in context "Edwin and Morcar, the earls of Mercia and Northumbria, declared for him: and even Stigand, the patriotic archbishop of Canterbury, found it advisable--"' Alice's Adventures In Wonderland by Carroll, Lewis View in context			northern snakehead Northern snow bedstraw Northern Sotho Northern Sporades Northern Spy northern storm petrel Northern Territories Northern Territory northern white cedar northern whiting northern woodsia northerner Northernly northernmost northernness northing northland Northlander Northman northmost Northness Northrop Northrop Frye Northumberland Northumberland Strait Northumbria Northumbrian northward Northwardly northwards northwest northwest by north northwest by west Northwest Caucasian Northwest Passage Northwest Territories Northwest Territory northwest wind northwester northwesterly northwestern northwestern United States northwestward northwestwardly northwestwards Northwich Norton Norton Sound nortriptyline Noruz Norvasc			Northumberland County, Pennsylvania Northumberland County, VA Northumberland County, Virginia Northumberland Education Action Group Northumberland Farmers' Markets Association Northumberland Fusiliers Northumberland Junior Golf Association Northumberland Masonic Charity Association Northumberland National Park Authority Northumberland National Park Search and Rescue Team Northumberland Pistol and Revolver Club Northumberland Regional High School Northumberland Straight Northumberland Straight Northumberland Strait Northumberland Strait Northumberland, Algernon Percy, 10th earl of Northumberland, England Northumberland, England Northumberland, Henry Percy, 1st earl of Northumberland, Henry Percy, 4th earl of Northumberland, Hugh Percy, 2d duke of Northumberland, John Dudley, duke Northumberland, John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, Thomas Percy, 7th earl of Northumberland, Tyne and Wear Northumberland/Montour Training Services Northumbria Northumbria Army Cadet Force Northumbria in the Early Middle Ages Northumbria in the Early Middle Ages Northumbria Junior Chess Association Northumbria, kingdom of Northumbrian Northumbrian Northumbrian Northumbrian bagpipes Northumbrian clog dancing Northumbrian Universities Air Squadron Northumbrian Universities Officer Training Corps Northumbrian Volunteer Artillery Association Northumbrian Water Group Northumbrian Water Limited Northumbrian Water Ltd Northumbrians Northumbrians northupite Northview Elementary Northview Heights Secondary School Northview High School Northville Amateur Radio Association Northville High School Northville Hills Golf Club Northville Police Department northward

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