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  1. Northumbria (/ nɔːrˈθʌmbriə /; Old English: Norþanhymbra rīċe [ˈnorˠðɑnˌhymbrɑ ˈriːt͡ʃe]; Latin: Regnum Northanhymbrorum) was an early medieval Anglian kingdom in what is now Northern England and South Scotland
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    Northumberland, England 's northernmost county, is a land where Roman occupiers once guarded a walled frontier, Anglian invaders fought with Celtic natives, and Norman lords built castles to suppress rebellion and defend a contested border with Scotland.
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    The Middle Ages were a turbulent and violent time for Northumberland, as it was caught in the crossfire of the wars between England and Scotland, which lasted for centuries. The border between the two countries was constantly changing and disputed, and the people living in the borderlands suffered from raids, invasions, and sieges.
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    The Kingdom of Northumbria (c. 604-954 CE) was a political entity in the north of modern-day Britain with Mercia directly to the south, the Kingdoms of the Welsh to the west, and the land of the Picts to the north; the eastern line of the kingdom was bordered by the sea.
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    Northumbria - Wikipedia

    Northumbria was an early medieval Anglian kingdom in what is now Northern England and South Scotland The name derives from the Old English Norþanhymbre meaning "the people or province north of the Humber", as opposed to the people south of the Humber Estuary. What was to become Northumbria … See more

    Communities and divisions
    Possible Celtic British origins
    The Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria was originally two kingdoms divided approximately around the River Tees: Bernicia was … See more

    Golden Age of Northumbria
    The Christian culture of Northumbria, fuelled by influences from the continent and Ireland, promoted a broad range of literary and artistic … See more

    Northumbria's economy centred around agriculture, with livestock and land being popular units of value in local trade. By the mid 800s, the Open field system was likely the pre-eminent … See more

    After the English from Wessex absorbed the Danish-ruled territories south of the Tees, Scots invasions reduced the rump Northumbria to an earldom stretching from the Tyne to the … See more

    Roman and post-Roman Britain
    Under Roman rule, some Britons north of the Humber practised Christianity. York had a bishop as early as the fourth century. After the Romans left Britain in the early fifth century, Christianity did not disappear, but it … See more

    In the time of Bede, there were five languages in Britain: English, British, Irish, Pictish, and Latin. Northumbrian was one of four distinct dialects of Old English, along with Mercian, West Saxon, and Kentish. Analysis of written texts, brooches, runes and … See more

     
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