Aldfrith (also spelt Aldfrid or Aldfridus/ and in Irish Flann Fína mac Ossu) was King of Northumbria from 685 until his death.
Aldfrith's birth date is unknown. He was the 4th son of Oswiu of Northumbria. His mother was an Irish Princess named Fín. (Oswiu had been succeeded by his son Ecgfrith. Aldfrith was educated for a career in the church and became a scholar. However, in 685, when Ecgfrith was killed at the battle of Nechtansmere, Aldfrith was recalled to Northumbria, reportedly from the Hebridean island of Iona, and became King.)
Aldfrith's reign is considered the beginning of Northumbria's Golden Age, which lasted until the end of the 8th century. The period saw the flowering of Insular art in Northumbria and produced the Lindisfarne Gospels. Also active at Lindisfarne was the scribe known as the "Durham-Echternach calligrapher", who produced the Durham Gospels, the Echternach Gospels and the Codex Amiatinus.
Aldfrith was married to (Saint) Cuthburga, sister of King Ine of Wessex.
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Aldfrith's birth date is unknown. He was the 4th son of Oswiu of Northumbria. His mother was an Irish Princess named Fín. (Oswiu had been succeeded by his son Ecgfrith. Aldfrith was educated for a career in the church and became a scholar. However, in 685, when Ecgfrith was killed at the battle of Nechtansmere, Aldfrith was recalled to Northumbria, reportedly from the Hebridean island of Iona, and became King.)
Aldfrith's reign is considered the beginning of Northumbria's Golden Age, which lasted until the end of the 8th century. The period saw the flowering of Insular art in Northumbria and produced the Lindisfarne Gospels. Also active at Lindisfarne was the scribe known as the "Durham-Echternach calligrapher", who produced the Durham Gospels, the Echternach Gospels and the Codex Amiatinus.
Aldfrith was married to (Saint) Cuthburga, sister of King Ine of Wessex.
C.Smith
Aldfrith (also spelt Aldfrid or Aldfridus/ and in Irish Flann Fína mac Ossu) was King of Northumbria from 685 until his death.
Aldfrith's birth date is unknown. He was the 4th son of Oswiu of Northumbria. His mother was an Irish Princess named Fín. (Oswiu had been succeeded by his son Ecgfrith. Aldfrith was educated for a career in the church and became a scholar. However, in 685, when Ecgfrith was killed at the battle of Nechtansmere, Aldfrith was recalled to Northumbria, reportedly from the Hebridean island of Iona, and became King.)
Aldfrith's reign is considered the beginning of Northumbria's Golden Age, which lasted until the end of the 8th century. The period saw the flowering of Insular art in Northumbria and produced the Lindisfarne Gospels. Also active at Lindisfarne was the scribe known as the "Durham-Echternach calligrapher", who produced the Durham Gospels, the Echternach Gospels and the Codex Amiatinus.
Aldfrith was married to (Saint) Cuthburga, sister of King Ine of Wessex.
C.Smith
Aldfrith's birth date is unknown. He was the 4th son of Oswiu of Northumbria. His mother was an Irish Princess named Fín. (Oswiu had been succeeded by his son Ecgfrith. Aldfrith was educated for a career in the church and became a scholar. However, in 685, when Ecgfrith was killed at the battle of Nechtansmere, Aldfrith was recalled to Northumbria, reportedly from the Hebridean island of Iona, and became King.)
Aldfrith's reign is considered the beginning of Northumbria's Golden Age, which lasted until the end of the 8th century. The period saw the flowering of Insular art in Northumbria and produced the Lindisfarne Gospels. Also active at Lindisfarne was the scribe known as the "Durham-Echternach calligrapher", who produced the Durham Gospels, the Echternach Gospels and the Codex Amiatinus.
Aldfrith was married to (Saint) Cuthburga, sister of King Ine of Wessex.
C.Smith
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