List of monarchs of Northumbria
Kings of Bernicia
Table:
Reign

Incumbent

Notes

c. 500

Esa
(Oesa)[1]

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.[2]

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

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

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