Bernicia

[ ber-nish-ee-uh, -nish-uh ]

/ bərˈnɪʃ i ə, -ˈnɪʃ ə /

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noun

a 6th- and 7th- century Anglian kingdom, merged with Deira to form the kingdom of Northumbria, in present-day NE England and SE Scotland.

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Deira (called here Diria) which contained the southern parts, and Bernicia, comprehending those which lay north.
Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Volume II (of 3)|Thomas Percy
He gives twelve estates, six in Deira, six in Bernicia; each consists of the possessions of ten families.
Domesday Book and Beyond|Frederic William Maitland
Deira, and six in Bernicia, containing euerie of them ten housholds a pece.
Chronicles 1 (of 6): The Historie of England 5 (of 8)|Raphael Holinshed
Oswy, King of Bernicia, being at war with his kinsman Oswin, slays him unarmed.
Legends of the Saxon Saints|Aubrey de Vere

His children fled over the western border to find refuge among the Welsh, and thelric of Bernicia entered Deira in triumph.
History of the English People, Volume I (of 8)|John Richard Green