List of monarchs of Northumbria
Kings of Bernicia

List of monarchs of Northumbria

Section Title: Kings of Bernicia
Table Section Text: None

Reign	Incumbent	Notes

c. 500	Esa (Oesa)	Doubtful historicity as a king.

c. 520	Eoppa	Doubtful historicity as a king. Son of Esa.

547 to 559	Ida	The Historia Brittonum calls Ida the first king of Bernicia. Son of Eoppa.

Glappa (Clappa)

Adda	Order and dates uncertain.

568? to 572?	Æthelric	Order and dates uncertain. Son of Ida.

(order and dates uncertain)	Theodric (Deoric)	son of Ida

(order and dates uncertain)	Frithuwald (Frithewlf)

585[?] to 592[?]	Hussa	Order and dates uncertain.

593(?) to 616	Æthelfrith	son of Æthelric, also ruled Deira, killed in battle

Deira Dynasty

616 to 12/14 October 632	Edwin	son of Ælla of Deira, which he also ruled, killed in battle by Penda, King of Mercia

Bernicia Dynasty

late 632 to 633	Eanfrith	son of Æthelfrith

634 to 5 August 642	Oswald (Osuualde, Osƿald)	son of Æthelfrith, also ruled Deira, killed by Penda, King of Mercia; Saint Oswald

late 642 to 654	Oswiu	son of Æthelfrith, became King of united Northumbria

Sentence(s)

Edwin was the king of Northumbria beginning in 616.

final_sentence: Edwin was the king of Northumbria beginning in 616.