Adda (Bernicia)

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Adda was an early king of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Bernicia from around 560 to around 568 .

Life

He was the eldest son of King Ida (547–559 / 560) and succeeded Glappa (559–560), who was sometimes regarded as his brother in older research, to the throne. In the late 6th century, Bernicia expanded west and north. The rule of Addas was marked by eventful battles between the Angles and the local Romano-Britons. The place Addington (Lancashire) with the patromymic syllable -ing is possibly connected with the descendants of King Addas. His eight-year reign was followed by the rule of his brother Æthelric . According to different information, Æthelric was his son.

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literature

  • Lapidge et al. (Ed.): The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Anglo-Saxon England . Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford et al. a. 2001, ISBN 978-0-6312-2492-1 .
  • John Cannon, Anne Hargreaves: The Kings and Queens of Britain , Oxford University Press, 2009 (2nd revised edition), ISBN 978-0-19-955922-0 .
  • William Hunt :  Adda . In: Leslie Stephen (Ed.): Dictionary of National Biography . Volume 1:  Abbadie - Anne. , MacMillan & Co, Smith, Elder & Co., New York City / London 1885, p. 115 (English).

Web links

  • Adda in Foundation for Medieval Genealogy

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Simon Keynes: Kings of Northumbria . In: Lapidge et al. (Ed.): The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Anglo-Saxon England . Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford et al. a. 2001, ISBN 978-0-6312-2492-1 , pp. 502-505. In the older research partly different rule dates were given.
  2. ^ William Hunt :  Ida . In: Sidney Lee (Ed.): Dictionary of National Biography . Volume 28:  Howard - Inglethorpe. , MacMillan & Co, Smith, Elder & Co., New York City / London 1891, pp. 411 - 412 (English ,, (partly outdated state of research)).
  3. ↑ a b to the succession to the throne: Simon Keynes: Kings of Kent ; on kinship: Adda in Foundation for Medieval Genealogy
  4. ^ Philip Holdsworth: Bernicia . In: Lapidge et al. (Ed.): The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Anglo-Saxon England . Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford et al. a. 2001, ISBN 978-0-6312-2492-1 , pp. 63-64.
  5. ^ William Hunt :  Adda . In: Leslie Stephen (Ed.): Dictionary of National Biography . Volume 1:  Abbadie - Anne. , MacMillan & Co, Smith, Elder & Co., New York City / London 1885, p. 115 (English).
  6. ↑ Nennius : Historia Brittonum chap. 63.
predecessor Office successor
Glappa King of Bernicia
560-568 		Æthelric
personal data
SURNAME Adda
BRIEF DESCRIPTION King of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Bernicia
DATE OF BIRTH before 560
DATE OF DEATH at 568