Æthelric (died c. 604?) was supposedly a King of Deira (c. 589/599–c. 604). He is thought to have succeeded Ælla of Deira, but his existence is historically obscure.
Manuscript A of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle reports that Ælle, king of Deira, was succeeded by Æthelric in 588.[1] According to Bede, Deira was invaded and taken over by Æthelfrith of Bernicia in about the year 604.[2][failed verification] The circumstances of this are unclear, and Æthelric's fate is unknown. The fact that Edwin, a son of Ælla and possibly Æthelric's brother[citation needed], had to flee into exile suggests that Deira may have been conquered by Æthelfrith, and in this case Æthelric may have been killed during warfare. Æthelfrith ruled both Deira and Bernicia, the two components of Northumbria, until he was killed in battle and the Deiran line was restored for a time under Edwin.
Æthelric, deira, other, uses, Æthelric, disambiguation, Æthelric, died, supposedly, king, deira, thought, have, succeeded, Ælla, deira, existence, historically, obscure, Æthelricking, deirareignc, 604successorÆthelfrithmanuscript, anglo, saxon, chronicle, repo. For other uses see AEthelric disambiguation AEthelric died c 604 was supposedly a King of Deira c 589 599 c 604 He is thought to have succeeded AElla of Deira but his existence is historically obscure AEthelricKing of DeiraReignc 588 604SuccessorAEthelfrithManuscript A of the Anglo Saxon Chronicle reports that AElle king of Deira was succeeded by AEthelric in 588 1 According to Bede Deira was invaded and taken over by AEthelfrith of Bernicia in about the year 604 2 failed verification The circumstances of this are unclear and AEthelric s fate is unknown The fact that Edwin a son of AElla and possibly AEthelric s brother citation needed had to flee into exile suggests that Deira may have been conquered by AEthelfrith and in this case AEthelric may have been killed during warfare AEthelfrith ruled both Deira and Bernicia the two components of Northumbria until he was killed in battle and the Deiran line was restored for a time under Edwin References Edit Anglo Saxon Chronicle MS A s a 588 Bede Historia Ecclesiastica I 34 III 6 Historia Brittonum chapter 61 Further reading EditKirby D P The Earliest English Kings London 1991 56 8 Miller M The dates of Deira Anglo Saxon England 8 1979 35 61 Yorke Barbara Kings and Kingdoms of Early Anglo Saxon England London 1990 p 77 External links EditAElfric 3 at Prosopography of Anglo Saxon EnglandPreceded byAElla King of Deira589 604 Succeeded byAEthelfrith of Northumbria This English biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title AEthelric of Deira amp oldid 1087050481, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
