Theodric

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Bernicia and its neighboring kingdoms

Theodric (also Ðeodric, þeodric, Theodoric, Flamddwyn (flame- giver ); † 579 ) was king of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Bernicia from 572 to 579 .

Life

Theodric is believed to be the son of King Ida of Bernicia and Queen Bearnoch. The exact government dates and the chronological arrangement between the governments of his brothers is not clearly secured, as there are no contemporary sources. Sometimes he was classified as the successor to Hussa and the predecessor of Æthelfrith around 586/593. As far as we know today, he probably succeeded Æthelric in 572 and ruled until 579.

Theodric raided the British kingdom of Rheged with his sons , but was defeated by King Urien and his son Owain at Argoed Llwyfain . An alliance of the British kings Urien, Rhydderch Hael of Strathclyde , Gwallog ap Llaennog of Elmet and Morcant of Gododdin (or Bryneich ) then invaded Bernicia. Fights with varying outcomes followed. According to tradition, Theodric was finally besieged by enemy forces for three days on the island of Medgawdd ( Lindisfarne ) in vain . Disagreement among the British kings, which culminated in the assassination of Urien by an ally, led to the siege being lifted and the campaign ended. According to some historians, it was King Hussa (585-592) or possibly Æthelfrith (592-616) who was besieged on Lindisfarne.

In 579 Theodric fell in battle against Owain of Rheged. After Theodric's death, Frithuwald , who was sometimes regarded by older researchers as his brother, succeeded the throne.

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literature

  • Stephen S. Evans: The Lords of Battle: Image and Reality of the Comitatus in Dark-Age Britain , Boydell & Brewer, 1998, ISBN 978-0851156620

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Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ Johannes von Worcester (author), Thomas Forester (transl.): The Chronicle of Florence of Worcester with the two continuations , HG Bohn, London 1854, p. 6.
  3. ^ A b Simon Keynes: Kings of the Northumbrians . 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.
  4. ↑ Historia Brittonum , 63
  5. ↑ Stephen S. Evans: The Lords of Battle: Image and Reality of the Comitatus in Dark-Age Britain , Boydell & Brewer, 1998, ISBN 978-0851156620 , p. 20.
  6. ^ Alfred P. Smyth: Warlords and Holy Men: Scotland AD 80-1000 , Edinburgh University Press, 1984, ISBN 07486-0100-7 . P. 21.
  7. ↑ James Earle Fraser: From Caledonia to Pictland: Scotland to 795 , Edinburgh University Press, 2009, ISBN 9780748612321 . P. 127.
  8. ^ 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)).
predecessor Office successor
Æthelric King of Bernicia
572-579 		Frithuwald
personal data
SURNAME Theodric
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ðeodric; Theodoric; þeodric; Flamddwyn
BRIEF DESCRIPTION King of Bernicia
DATE OF BIRTH 5th century or 6th century
DATE OF DEATH 579