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Edwin (Old English: Ēadwine; c. 586 – 12 October 632/633), also known as Eadwine or Æduinus, was the King of Deira and Bernicia – which later became known as Northumbria – from about 616 until his death.
In 651, King Oswiu had Oswine of Deira killed and replaced by Œthelwald, but Œthelwald did not prove to be a loyal sub-king, allying with the Mercian King Penda; according to Bede, Œthelwald acted as Penda's guide during the latter's invasion of Northumbria but withdrew his forces when the Mercians met the Northumbrians at the Battle of Winwaed.
19 April – Edwin of Northumbria escapes an assassin sent by the king of Wessex on the same day as Edwin's daughter Eanflæd is born. [2] 627. Paulinus converts Northumbria and the Kingdom of Lindsey to Christianity, [1] baptising King Edwin of Northumbria on 12 April, for which purpose the first (wooden) York Minster is built.
The first King of Northumbria to convert to Christianity was King Edwin. He was baptized by Paulinus in 627. [77] Shortly thereafter, many of his people followed his conversion to the new religion, only to return to paganism when Edwin was killed in 633. Paulinus was Bishop of York, but only for a year. [78]
Deira, Northumbria: 586—632 King of Northumbria, converted to Christianity from paganism. 12 October [1] Paulinus of York: Rome: died 644 First bishop of the refounded diocese of York Converted Edwin to Christianity. 10 October [2] Oswald of Northumbria: Deira, Northumbria 604—642 King of Northumbria, invited Aidan to reconvert his kingdom ...
Whatever the precise political relationship between Rheged and Northumbria, the fact that a Northumbrian prince married a princess of Rheged shows that the British royal house retained high status, and probably political power. Rhiainfellt's father, 'Royth' (Rhaith - meaning 'Justice' in Welsh), was possibly the last king of an independent Rheged.
Eanflæd (19 April 626 – after 685, also known as Enfleda) was a Deiran princess, queen of Northumbria [1] and later, the abbess of an influential Christian monastery in Whitby, England. She was the daughter of King Edwin of Northumbria and Æthelburg, who in turn was the daughter of King Æthelberht of Kent.
Yeavering is situated at the western end of a valley known as Glendale, where the Cheviot foothills give way to the Tweed Valley, an area of fertile plain. [2] Yeavering's most prominent feature is the twin-peaked hill, Yeavering Bell (1,158 feet/353 metres above sea level), which was used as a hillfort in the Iron Age.