DEIRA

dēˈĭrə, old English kingdom between the Humber and the Tyne rivers. In the late 6th cent. it was united with Bernicia, to the north, to form Northumbria.

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books on: Deira  - 180 results

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The Foundations of England or, Twelve Centuries of British History (B.C. 55-A.D. 1154)
Book by James H. Ramsay; Swan Sonnenschein & Co., 1898
Subjects: Great Britain--History--To 1485
...867, 868 Subjugation of Deira and Bernicia 241...Guthred Danish King of Deira -- 886...Banishment of Earl Hakon; Siward Earl of Deira; Leofric, son of Leofwine, Earl of Mercia...
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Kings and Kingdoms of Early Anglo-Saxon England
Book by Barbara Yorke; Routledge, 1997
Subjects: Anglo-Saxons--Kings And Rulers, Civilization, Medieval, Great Britain--History--Anglo-Saxon Period, 449-1066, Great Britain--Kings And Rulers
...The royal houses of Bernicia and Deira and the origins of Northumbria 74...Regnal list of the kings of Bernicia, Deira and Northumbria of the sixth and seventh...Genealogy of the royal houses of Bernicia and Deira 76...
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The Conquest of England
Book by John Richard Green, Alice Stopford Green; Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1884
Subjects: Great Britain--History--Anglo Saxon Period, 449-1066
...their land was disputed between Mercia and Northumbria; nor do we hear of any Middle-English king after Peada. The stock of Deira ended with Oswini. The kings of Sussex are not heard of after its conquest by Ecgberht, nor those of Wight after its conquest...
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The Making of England
Book by John Richard Green; Harper, 1882
Subjects: Great Britain--History--Anglo Saxon Period, 449-1066
...Death of AElla 211 588. Conquest of Deira by the Bernician King AEthelric 211 The...Ravages Bernicia 287 651. Oswiu Reconquers Deira 288 Final Restoration of Northumbria...
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The Earliest English Kings
Book by D. P. Kirby; Routledge, 2000
Subjects: Anglo-Saxons--Kings And Rulers, Great Britain--History--Anglo-Saxon Period, 449-1066, Great Britain--Politics And Government--449-1066, Monarchy--England--History
...Bernicians in the early seventh century, Deira re-emerged in the course of the mid-seventh...it to his brother, Aelfwine. 34 If Deira could re-surface as a political entity...prince, Eadwine, was the first to separate Deira from Bernicia HB ch. 61 . Presumably...
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journal articles on: Deira  - 7 results

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Babylon and Anglo-Saxon England
Journal article by Andrew P. Scheil; Studies in the Literary Imagination, Vol. 36, 2003
...thorniode ethe Deira hatte, swiethe neah thornaere byrig...Nensar, among the nations called Deira, very near the city called Babylon...near the sixth/seventh century kingdom of Deira, the southern portion of Anglo-Saxon Northumbria...
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Linguistic Fragmentation and Redemption before King Alfred
Journal article by Robert Stanton; Yearbook of English Studies, Vol. 36, 2006
Subjects: English language--History, English language--Research, English literature--Research
...names of the Angles (angels), the province Deira (de ira, from wrath), and King AElle (alleluia...de Nensar hatte, and on daere piode de Deira hatte, swide neah paere byrig pe mon nu...Nensar Shinar, in the country that is called Deira, (32) very near the city that is now called...
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Royal and Ecclesiastical Rivalries in Bede's History
Journal article by George Hardin Brown; Renascence: Essays on Values in Literature, Vol. 52, 1999
Subjects: Anglo-Saxons--Kings and rulers, Religion and state--Analysis, Sacrifice--History, Violence in literature--Analysis
...our attention on the kings of Bernicia, Deira, and the combined kingdom of Northumbria...kings Eanfrith of Bernicia and Osric of Deira also fell to Cadwallon, the successor of...but the southern Northumbrian throne of Deira went to his cousin Oswine (644-51). Oswiu...
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The Tower of Babel: The Wanderer and the Ruins of History
Journal article by R.M. Liuzza; Studies in the Literary Imagination, Vol. 36, 2003
Subjects: Literature--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...thorniode ethe Deira hatte, swiethe neah thornaere byrig thorne mon nu haet...be built on the plain that is called Sennar, in the land of Deira, very near the city that is now called Babylon. He did this...
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"Spasm" and Class: W. E. Aytoun, George Gilfillan, Sydney Dobell, and Alexander Smith
Journal article by Florence S. Boos; Victorian Poetry, Vol. 42, 2004
Subjects: Aytoun, William Edmonstoune--Works, Gilfillan, George--Works, Poets--Works, Smith, Alexander--Works
...published A Life-Drama (1853), City Poems (1857), and Edwin of Deira (1861). (5) I will also review briefly some of the ways in which...University of Edinburgh, and City Poems (1857) and Edwin of Deira (1861), an account of Christianitys arrival in Saxon Britain...
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magazine articles on: Deira  - 12 results

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Anglo-Saxon Double Monasteries
Magazine article by Barbara Mitchell; History Today, Vol. 45, October 1995
Subjects: England--Buildings, facilities, etc., Monasteries--Design and construction, Nuns--Biography
...Both were royal: Hild was a princess of Deira, formerly the southern Northumbrian kingdom...Dicira. After Edwins death in battle in 632 Deira and Bernicia split apart under separate...Mercia and was succeeded by his son Oswy. Deira, however, separated from Bernicia under...
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Luis Felipe Noe: Chaos as Structure: By Applying Unconventional Procedures and Methods, This Argentine Artist Has Developed a Unique Style between Energized Aesthetic and Political Avant-Garde
Magazine article by Adriana Bianco; Americas (English Edition), Vol. 61, May-June 2009
Subjects: Noe, Luis Felipe--Biography, Painters (Artists)--Biography, Painters--Biography
...first one to join our project was Ernesto Deira, but most of the others turned us down...year was over, we met up with Maccio and Deira in Paris. At this point, we were a group...our separate ways. Jorge de la Vega and Deira had been invited to teach courses at Cornell...
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Britain Ad 500
Magazine article by James Campbell; History Today, Vol. 50, February 2000
Subjects: Biography--Middle Ages, 500-1500, Middle Ages--History, United Kingdom--History
...in use until the tenth century. If so, the Anglian kings of Deira had a Roman base indeed. A more remarkable tale is hinted at...its successor. Why do the two northern Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of Deira and Bernicia have British names? Could it have been that these...
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Exploring the United Arab Emirates
Magazine article by Habeeb Salloum; Contemporary Review, Vol. 278, June 2001
Subjects: Travel industry--United Arab Emirates, Travel--United Arab Emirates, United Arab Emirates--Description and travel
...natural form of air conditioning, are the trademark of this fast evolving city. On the other side, the newer section, called Deira, is filled with parks and modem buildings. Even though connected by two bridges and a tunnel, the most romantic way to traverse...
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Dubai Gears Up to Shop
Magazine article by Pamela Ann Smith; The Middle East, March 2000
Subjects: Dubai, United Arab Emirates--Stores, shopping centers, etc., Shopping centers--Economic aspects, Shopping--Economic aspects, Travel industry--Economic aspects
...available at a number of outlets in the Al-Ghurair shopping complex in the heart of the city and at the Hamarain Centre. The Deira City Centre combines one of Dubais most popular family entertainment areas with a huge range of furniture, household furnishings...
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newspaper articles on: Deira  - 58 results

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Statue of the Week
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), March 10, 2005
...split between the dynasties of Bernicia, north of the Tees and Deira to the south of the river. Under King Aethelfrith, Bernicia came to dominate the North and he forced Edwin, King of Deira, into exile. But Edwin returned in alliance with the East...
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Escape to DUBAI
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), February 12, 2005
...Dubai (Dubai Creek) from Bastakia, the Deira district plays host to some equally old...Gold and Electronic Souks, also in the Deira district. Desert Rock ITS status as...from the airport to the bus station in the Deira district every 20 minutes. Most of the...
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Ethelburga Had Her Chips
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), July 19, 2008
...history of King Edwin and Queen Ethelburga whose palace was sited here? BORN around AD585, Edwin was the son of Ella, King of Deira, the southern part of Northumbria, centred on modern Yorkshire. His early years were spent in exile, following the unification...
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Dubai. the Place to Buy This Christmas; Travel: The Gulf State Is an Aladdin's Cave for Shoppers Where You Can Pick Up Perfect Gifts at Sensational Prices,as Zoe Griffin Reports
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), November 20, 2005
...for my brother costing pounds sterling5. DEIRA CITY CENTRE Best for: Electronic goods...said my driver when he dropped me off at Deira City Centre - and he was right. I bought...than five minutes to travel by car from Deira City Centre to the Gold Souk, so my driver...
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New Manhattan Ondesert'sedge; Weekend: Travel
Newspaper article; Coventry Evening Telegraph (England), July 2, 2005
...showing no sign of stopping. The heart of old Dubai is down-town Deira, nestling around a wide, busy waterway and that was my first...Crayola does Vegas) the beach city looks pretty and peaceful. Deira is a smudge on the horizon while the man-made islands - more...
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encyclopedia articles on: Deira  - 6 results

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Deira
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
DEIRA de ir , old English kingdom between the Humber and the Tyne rivers. In the late 6th cent. it was united with Bernicia, to the...
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Northumbria, Kingdom Of
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Roxburgh, E Northumberland, and Durham) and Deira (including the North and East Ridings of...of Bernicia and a King AElli or AElle of Deira in the middle of the 6th cent. AEthelfrith...territory. He was defeated by Edwin of Deira (616 32), who accepted (627) Roman Christianity...
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Oswy
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
OSWY or Oswiu both: oz we, d. 670, king of Northumbria. He succeeded (641) his brother Oswald in Bernicia only, Deira (the other part of Northumbria) having become a dependency of Mercia. However, when he killed Penda of Mercia at the...
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Edwin
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
EDWIN or Eadwin both: ed win, 585? 632, king of Northumbria (616 32), The son and heir of AElla, king of Deira, he was kept from his inheritance by AEthelfrith . Edwin sought refuge with Raedwald, king of East Anglia, who in 616 defeated...
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Bernicia
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...English kingdom. Established in 547, it later extended from the Tees River to the Forth. In the late 6th cent. it was united with Deira to form Northumbria . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia...
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