Bernicia

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

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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Historical Examples of bernicia

The maidens of Bernicia wept when the loss of Agitha was known.
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume VI
Various
Redwald then placed Edwin upon the throne of Deira and Bernicia.
Yorkshire Battles
Edward Lamplough
In three days they reached Bambrough, the capital of Bernicia.
The Paladins of Edwin the Great
Clements R. Markham
But burned and harried as it was, Bernicia still clung to the Cross.
History of the English People, Volume I (of 8)
John Richard Green
He threw the archbishop into prison at Jedburgh in Bernicia.
Edwy the Fair or the First Chronicle of Aescendune
A. D. Crake

Word Origin and History for bernicia

Bernicia

Anglo-Saxon kingdom in northernmost England, founded by mid-6c., eventually merged into Northumbria; the name evidently is a survival of a pre-invasion Celtic name, perhaps that represented by Welsh Bryneich.