€1 Bernicia (Northumbria)

€ 1 Deira (Northumbria)
€2 Mercia
€ 3 Anglia
€ 4 Essex
€ 5 Wessex
€ 6 Kent *
€ 7 Sussex
€ King Ethelbert
€ Canonized
€ Reigned Kent
from 560 – 616
€ First one to establish a
written law code
€ First Bretwalda
€ Elliof Deira
€ Ruled from 560 until 593.
€ Expanded the territories
of Deira.
€ His p
people,
p as expanding,
p g
formed Mercia.
€ Etherlfrith
€ Ruled Bernicia from
€ 593 until 613
€ Defeated the Scotts
€ Invaded Deira
€ Married Acha
(Daughter of Elli)
€ Betrayed
et ayed Edwin
dw
€ Tried to invade Kent after
the death of Ethelbert
€ Edwin of Deira
€ Son of Elli
€ Flee from the invasion of Ethelfrith
€ Took over the power
of Deria after the death of Ethelfrid
€ Marries Ethelburga (Merovingian)
€ Converts to Christianity under
th guidance
the id off Paulinus
P li after
ft a
murder attempt
€ Canonized
€ Unified Dercia and Bernicia
€ Founds York as his capitol city
€ Greatest Bretwalda
€ Redwald of Anglia
€ Ruled from 593 until 619
€ Became a Bretwalda
€ Gave asylum to Edwin
€ Although under pressure
by both other enemies, he
remained neutral
neutral, but killed
Ethelfrith at the end.
€ Penda of Mercia
€ Brutal pagan king
€ Let
L t missionaries
i i i preach h
€ Declared war to Edwin in 633
€ Defeated him and killed him
€ Together with his ally
€ Cadwallan of Wales
€ Northumbria returns to paganism
€ Continued generating troubles and
€ Wars until 655 when he is finally killed
€ By hands of Oswy
€ Oswald, son of Ethelfrith
€ Lived in Ionia
€ Returns to Northumbria after the
€ Death of Edwin
€ kills by his younger brother Eanfrith
€ Kill Cadwallan
Kills C d ll and d““recovers”
” th
the
€ Kingdoms of Northumbria
€ Allied Wessex and marries the daughter
of the King
€ Is killed in battle by Penda of Mercia.
€ Oswald is succeeded by two persons:
1) his brother Oswy in Bernicia (North-East) and
2) his rival Oswine in Deira (Yorkshire) later killed by Oswy
€ Northumbria splits, therefore, once again into two just to be later
reunited.
€ Penda of Mercia seizes Northumbrian land in Deira.
Deira He places
these under the rule of Osric, a grandson of Edwin.
€ ThePicts, who live in central and eastern
Scotland,
Scotland elect Talorgen,
Talorgen nephew of the
Northumbrian King Oswy, as their king.

€ The
Mercians and Welsh are defeated by Oswy.
Penda and 30 of his men are finally killed (655).

€ Oswy, kingof Northumbria, is proclaimed

Bretwalda He appoints Penda
Bretwalda. Penda'ss son Peada as
King of Mercia south of the Trent.