 The main Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms in the 7th century.
Deira (which later absorbed the Brythonic kingdom of Ebrauc) was a kingdom in Northern England during the 6th century AD. It extended from the Humber to the Tees, and from the sea to the western edge of the Vale of York. It later merged with the kingdom of Bernicia to the north to form the kingdom of Northumbria. The name of the kingdom is of Brythonic origin, perhaps from Deifr, meaning "waters", or from Daru, meaning "oak", in which case it would mean "the people of the Derwent", a derivation also found in the Latin name for Malton, Derventio. According to Simeon of Durham it extended from the Humber to the Tyne, but the land was waste north of the Tees. After the Kingdom of Ebrauc was annexed by Edwin, York (Ebrauc) became its capital. Before this it is likely that the capital would have been at or near Pocklington. The first Anglian king of whom we have any record is Ælla, who flourished in the later 6th century after conquering the realm from the Britons in 581. After his death, Deira was subject to king Æthelfrith of Bernicia, who united the two kingdoms into Northumbria. Æthelfrith ruled until the accession of Ælla's son Edwin, in 616 or 617, who also ruled both kingdoms until 633. Osric, the nephew of Edwin, ruled Deira after Edwin, but his son Oswine was put to death by Oswiu in 651. For a few years subsequently Deira was governed by Æthelwald son of Oswald of Bernicia. Bede wrote of Deira in his Historia Ecclesiastica. List of the Kings of Deira List of the Kings of Northumbria | Reign | Incumbent | Notes |
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| 654 to 15 February 670 | Oswiu | OSVVIO ÆÞELFRIÞING NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING
OSVVIO REX NORÞANHYMBRA | Hither of Bernicia and Deira | | February 670 to 20 May 685 | Ecgfrith | ECGFERÞ OSVVEOING NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING
ECGFERÞ REX NORÞANHYMBRA | Killed in battle against the Picts | | May 685 to 14 December 704 | Aldfrith
(Ealdfrith, Aldfrid) | ALDFERÞ OSVVEOING NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING
ALDFERÞ REX NORÞANHYMBRA | | late 704 to early 705 | Eadwulf | EADVVLF NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING
EADVVLF REX NORÞANHYMBRA | Usurper | | 705 to 716 | Osred I | OSRED ALDFERÞING NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING
OSRED REX NORÞANHYMBRA | Killed in battle or murdered | | 716 to 718 | Coenred | COENRED NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING
COENRED REX NORÞANHYMBRA | | 718 to 29 May 729 | Osric | OSRIC ALDFERÞING NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING
OSRIC REX NORÞANHYMBRA | Adopted Ceolwulf as his heir | | 729 to 731 | Ceolwulf | CEOLVVLF NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING
CEOLVVLF REX NORÞANHYMBRA | Deposed; Saint Ceolwulf | | 731 to 737/8 | Ceolwulf | CEOLVVLF NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING
CEOLVVLF REX NORÞANHYMBRA | Restored; abdicated to become a monk | | 737 to 758 | Eadberht | EADBRYHT EATING NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING
EADBRYHT REX NORÞANHYMBRA | Abdicated to become a monk | | 758 to 759 | Oswulf
(Osulf) | OSVVLF NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING
OSVVLF REX NORÞANHYMBRA | Murdered by his servants | | 759 to 765 | Æthelwald Moll | ÆÞELVVALD MOLL NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING
ÆÞELVVALD MOLL REX NORÞANHYMBRA | Deposed | | 765 to 774 | Alhred | EALCHRED NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING
EALCHRED REX NORÞANHYMBRA | Deposed and exiled | | 774 to 779 | Æthelred I | ÆÞELRED NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING
ÆÞELRED REX NORÞANHYMBRA | Deposed | | 779 to 23 September 788 | Ælfwald I | ÆLFVVALD NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING
ÆLFVVALD REX NORÞANHYMBRA | Murdered | | 788 to 790 | Osred II | OSRED ALCHREDING NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING
OSRED REX NORÞANHYMBRA | Deposed and exiled | | 790 to 18 April 796 | Æthelred I | ÆÞELRED NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING
ÆÞELRED REX NORÞANHYMBRA | Restored | | 796 | Osbald | OSBALD NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING
OSBALD REX NORÞANHYMBRA | Exiled after a reign of 27 days | | 14 May 796 to 806/8 | Eardwulf | EARDVVLF NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING
EARDVVLF REX NORÞANHYMBRA | Deposed | | 806/8 to 808/10 | Ælfwald II
(Elfwald II) | ÆLFVVALD NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING
ÆLFVVALD REX NORÞANHYMBRA | | 808 to 810 | Eardwulf | EARDVVLF NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING
EARDVVLF REX NORÞANHYMBRA | Restored | | 810 to 841 | Eanred | EANRED EARDVVLFING NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING
EANRED REX NORÞANHYMBRA | | 840/1 to 844 | Æthelred II | ÆÞELRED EANREDING NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING
ÆÞELRED REX NORÞANHYMBRA | Deposed | | 844 | Rædwulf
(Redwulf) | RÆDVVLF NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING
RÆDVVLF REX NORÞANHYMBRA | Usurper | | 844 to c.848/9 | Æthelred II | ÆÞELRED EANREDING NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING
ÆÞELRED REX NORÞANHYMBRA | Restored | | c.848/9 to 862/3 | Osberht
(Osbert) | OSBEORHT NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING
OSBEORHT REX NORÞANHYMBRA | Deposed | | 862/3/7 to 23 March 867 | Ælle II | ÆLLE NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING
ÆLLE REX NORÞANHYMBRA | Usurper; Killed by the Danes with Osbeorht | | 867 to 21 March 867 | Osberht
(Osbert) | OSBEORHT NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING
OSBEORHT REX NORÞANHYMBRA | Killed by the Danes with the usurper Aelle |
Sub-Kings under Norse Kingdom of York Deira under Norse York Control from 878 The following were ealdormen, later earls, in Bernicia, with their capital at Bamburgh under the Norse of York. By the time of Osulf, they were ruling over all Northumbria from York under the king of England.
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