. The Venerable Bede, his life and writings . must read clearly what it is his businessto say. Genealogies 47 /Elfric 5. Osric633-634 Oswinsub. k. ofDeira644-651 Yffi Name notknown HerericDi. Bregusuith Hilda DEIRA I. ^lle560-588 Acham. ^thelfrithk. of Bernicia 4. Edwin616-633m. Cwenburgof MerciaI I 1 Osfrith. Eadfrith m. Ethelburgaof Kent Eanflaedm. k. Oswyof Bernicia 2. .^thelric and 3. /Ethelfrith are placed under Bernicia, being kings of Bernicia and Deira 3. Ceorl is outside the pedigree 606-626 ICwenburgm. k. Edwinof Deira MERCIA 1. Creoda I 2. Pybba593-606 4. Penda626-655 Peadasub. k. 6


. The Venerable Bede, his life and writings . must read clearly what it is his businessto say. Genealogies 47 /Elfric 5. Osric633-634 Oswinsub. k. ofDeira644-651 Yffi Name notknown HerericDi. Bregusuith Hilda DEIRA I. ^lle560-588 Acham. ^thelfrithk. of Bernicia 4. Edwin616-633m. Cwenburgof MerciaI I 1 Osfrith. Eadfrith m. Ethelburgaof Kent Eanflaedm. k. Oswyof Bernicia 2. .^thelric and 3. /Ethelfrith are placed under Bernicia, being kings of Bernicia and Deira 3. Ceorl is outside the pedigree 606-626 ICwenburgm. k. Edwinof Deira MERCIA 1. Creoda I 2. Pybba593-606 4. Penda626-655 Peadasub. k. 653-655m. Alchflaedd. of k. Oswyof Bernicia Wulfhere659-675 7. Coenred704-709 6. ^thelred675-704 m. Osrythd. of k. Oswy of Bernicia 8. Ceolred709-716 Cyneburg m. sub. k. Alchfrith s. ofk. Oswy of Bernicia Cynesuith 9. iEthelbald 716-757 great grandson of 2. Pybba 48 The Venerahh Bede c z 3 3 11 ^2 o c -: c ^ X i: ^ X ^ c H : ^ ^3 r^ ^ V V -» J= ^^ ^^ ^J; ^2; o .k o d -:; tin « « 1 m C o • ^, vr» >J^ ? 5 ^ ^-r^ -3— -3 3 < 5. OJ^ o — un » 3 o 3 I k. 30 U c - CHAPTER III THE RESTORATION OF CHRISTIANITY IN NORTHUMBRIA Oswald and his brothers—Vision of Columba—Origins of our Coro-nation service—lona and Aidan—Union of Deira and Bernicia—Oswalds death—Oswin in Deira—Aidans death. The two apostate kings, Osric of Deira and Eanfridof Bernicia, were both slain by Cad walla in the yearfollowing Edwins death. This year was so full ofmisery to the Northumbrians, and the apostasy ofthe kings seemed so dreadful to the Christian his-torians who followed, that by common consent, asBede informs us, the year was counted as part of thereign of Oswald, the next king, and Osric and Eanfridwere omitted from the hst of kings. Oswald was thebrother of Eanfrid, and was a very earnest determined to attack Cad walla, in the year 635,and collected an army at a spot not far from Hexhamand the Roman wall, called by the English Hefen-feld. When all was ready, he


Size: 936px × 2670px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, bookpublishernewyo, bookyear1919