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Ælla (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.
May 9, 2024 · Aella of Northumbria (died March 21 or 23, 867, York, Northumbria [now North Yorkshire, England]) was an Anglo-Saxon king of Northumbria who succeeded to the throne in 862 or 863, on the deposition of Osbert, although he was not of royal birth.
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May 3, 2023 · Ælla of Northumbria was described as an illegitimate, tyrannical ruler and almost nothing is known of his reign as king. The only record of note is from twelfth century chronicler Symeon of Durham.
Apr 27, 2022 · Ælla or Ælle (died 21 March 867) was king of Northumbria in the middle of the 9th century. Sources on Northumbrian history in this period are limited. Ælla's descent is not known and the dating of his reign is problematic.
Edwin was the son of Ælle (Aelli), the first independent ruler of the Anglian-held region of Deira. Following his father's death he reigned for nearly five years. Then Æthelfrith (Aethelfrith) of Bernicia claimed Deira, which gave him control of all of the Northumbrian Angles.
Nov 30, 2016 · Introduction: In March 867 the Northumbrian king Ælla died at York during a battle against the Scandinavian ‘Great Army’. Two years later, further south, the same force dealt a similar end to the ruler of East Anglia. King Edmund subsequently became the object of significant religious devotion.
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Battle of York (867) / 53.95833°N 1.08028°W / 53.95833; -1.08028. The Battle of York was fought between the Vikings of the Great Heathen Army and the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Northumbria on 21 March 867 in the city of York . Formerly controlled by the Roman Empire, York had been taken over by the Anglo-Saxons and had become the capital ...
