Ælla of Deira

ASES (also: Aella, Aelle, Aelli, Aillus; † 588/590 ) was the first known king of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Deira in the 6th century.

Life

Family

Aelle was a son of Yffi and led his lineage back to Woden. His brother Ælfric occurred historically not in appearance. Maybe Ælles successor Æthelric was also his brother. Aelle had at least two children: the son of Edwin, the 616-633 was also king and the daughter Acha, with King Æthelfrith ( 593-616 ) was married.

Rule

Deira was populated by fishing since the mid-5th century, but begins the historical tradition with Aelle. After the death of King Ida of Bernicia ( 547-559/560 ), who possibly ruled Bernicia and Deira, Aelle was in the year 560 King of Deira, and reigned for 30 years. Venerable Bede also testified as King Aelle of Deira in the period before 590 This generally accepted dating after the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, however, was called into question and raised a reign of the late 560s until years after 597 as an alternative. Probably took ASES advances in the populated valley of the River Wharfe British. Aelle died around the year 588/590. Successor was Æthelric who allegedly killed him after the Vita Oswaldi from the 12th century. Historians are divided on whether Ælles successors and Æthelric of Bernicia are to be regarded as the same person.

Reception

Venerable Bede told of a tradition, according to Pope Gregory the Great ( 590-604 ), when he heard of the fishing and King Aelle, names that he associated with " angels " and " Hallelujah ," is said to have made ​​the decision to send Augustine as a missionary to England. The Christianisation of Northumbria, but was only under Ælles son Edwin ( 616-633 ). Even in the Old Norse literature held Aelle feeder. In the Gautreks saga (late 13th century ), the hero visits Ref on his journey King Aelle. Geoffrey Chaucer, a poet of the 14th century, described in the romance The Man of Law's ( Canterbury Tales ) the relationship Ælles to Christian Princess Custance.