Adda of Bernicia

Adda was from about 560 to about 568, an early king of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Bernicia.

Life

He was the eldest son of King Ida ( 547-559/560 ) and followed Glappa ( 559-560 ), who was sometimes referred to as his brother construed in the earlier research, to the throne. In the late 6th century Bernicia expanded to the west and north. The rule Adda was marked by tumultuous struggles of fishing with the local Romano - Britons. The place Addington ( Lancashire ) with the patromymischen syllable - ing is possible with the descendants of King Adda in conjunction. In his eight -year reign, the reign of his brother Æthelric follows. After deviating information Æthelric was his son.

Swell

  • Nennius: Historia Brittonum, online at the Medieval Sourcebook (English)
Ida of Bernicia Glappa of Bernicia Internet History Sourcebooks Project Dictionary of National Biography Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England
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