Everything about Deira totally explained
Deira (which later absorbed the
Brythonic kingdom of
Ebrauc) was a kingdom in
Northern England during the
6th century AD. It
extended from the
Humber to the
Tees, and from the sea to the western edge of the
Vale of York. It
later merged with the kingdom of
Bernicia to the north to form the kingdom of
Northumbria.
The name of the kingdom is of
Brythonic origin, perhaps from
Deifr, meaning "waters", or from
Daru, meaning "oak", in which case it would mean "the people of the
Derwent", a derivation also found in the
Latin name for
Malton,
Derventio.
According to
Simeon of Durham it extended from the
Humber to the
Tyne, but the land was waste north of the
Tees. After the Kingdom of
Ebrauc was annexed by Edwin,
York (Ebrauc) became its capital. Before this it's likely that the capital would have been at or near
Pocklington.
The first
Anglian king of whom we've any record is
Ælla, who flourished in the later 6th century after conquering the realm from the Britons in
581. After his death, Deira was subject to king
Æthelfrith of Bernicia, who united the two kingdoms into Northumbria. Æthelfrith ruled until the accession of Ælla's son
Edwin, in
616 or
617, who also ruled both kingdoms until
633.
Osric, the nephew of Edwin, ruled Deira after Edwin, but his son
Oswine was put to death by
Oswiu in
651. For a few years subsequently Deira was governed by
Æthelwald son of
Oswald of Bernicia.
Bede wrote of Deira in his
Historia Ecclesiastica.
Kings of Deira
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