Individual Details

Æthelfrith BERNICIA

(Abt 570 - 617)

It may have been Æthelfrith who destroyed the British army at the Battle of Catraeth (Catterick, c. 600); the battle is described in the early poem Gododdin. The Britons called him Flesaur, or "the twister". It was under Æthelfrith that Bernicia's boundaries pushed significantly inland from the coast, and penetrated further into British territory.

Events

BirthAbt 570
Death617

Families

SpouseAcha DEIRA ( - )
ChildOswiu oswy (612 - 669)
FatherAethelric ( - 572)