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How to use Northumbria in a sentence

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King Angus MacFergus of the Picts commanded a mixed army of Scots and Picts who were fighting an army of Saxons from Northumbria.
Miss Owen became a fashion stylist in London after graduating from Northumbria University with a degree in economics, sociology and geography.
At the University of Northumbria, applications to study criminology and forensic science have doubled.
When Earl Siward of Northumbria died two years later, his earldom went to Harold's brother Tostig.
Kenneth raided Northumbria repeatedly, but his kingdom suffered assaults from the Britons of Strathclyde as well as Scandinavians.
The Observer has had to apologise for saying the handsome town of North Shields is in Northumbria.
Northumbria Police issued photographs of her injuries as part of a public appeal to track down the crazed knifeman.
In 944, when the last Danish king was expelled from York, Northumbria became an earldom of England.
Northumbria Police said no police vehicles were in pursuit of the stolen car at the time of the crash.
Like Whitby in Northumbria, several of the Kentish minsters had been double houses, comprising communities of nuns and monks ruled by an abbess.
In 1055, Earl Siward of Northumbria died whilst his son, Waltheof, was too young to succeed him, and Harold manoeuvred his brother Tostig into the earldom.
His position once secured, his conduct in all the kingdoms except Northumbria and Wessex seems to have been more that of a direct ruler than a remote overlord.
The city was, at the time, the capital of the Anglian kingdom of Northumbria, the people of which were engaged in a bitter civil war between King Osbert and his rival Aelle.
Many of the inhabitants of Northumbria were Danes, who had enjoyed lesser taxation than in other parts of England.
It later merged with the kingdom of Bernicia, its northern neighbour, to form the kingdom of Northumbria.
The Kingdom of Lindsey, which today is Northern Lincolnshire, was part of Northumbria before being lost to Mercia.
By 878, the Vikings had overrun East Anglia, Northumbria, and Mercia, and nearly conquered Wessex.
Experts believe it may also yield clues as to the boundary of the Anglo Saxon kingdoms of Mercia and Northumbria.
Of these, all of Northumbria and most of Mercia were overrun by the Vikings during the 9th century.
Northumbrian was a dialect of Old English spoken in the Anglian Kingdom of Northumbria.
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Examples from Classical Literature
This attempt of the Romans to christianise Northumbria was, however, of short duration.
Danish Northumbria or Deira comprised the lands to the west of the pennines.
There was little time for rest on the long march from London to Northumbria.
Deposition was frequent in some kingdoms, notably in turbulent Northumbria.
His great achievement was the complete subjection and annexation of Northumbria.
In the same way we might speak of the people of Strathclyde or of Northumbria in early English history.
From the death of bda the history of Northumbria became in fact little more than a wild story of lawlessness and bloodshed.
A host of couples were left with no food on their wedding days when Northumbria Caterers in Benton, North Tyneside, crashed.
The Students' side is drawn from the universities of Northumbria, Newcastle, Durham, York St John and Teesside.
Now the people of Northumbria are divided and have no leader.
Alchfrith acted as sub-king in Northumbria under his father.
We told how a string of couples were left with no food on their wedding days when Northumbria Caterers went bust.
The bulk of the coins were Danish, minted by Danish kings of Northumbria.
His new diocese was not much less in extent than that of Northumbria.
But the Farne Isles belong to Northumbria, and its history is theirs also.
Here, too, Paulinus preached, and Edwin of Northumbria was baptised.
The Pictish victory marked their independence from Northumbria.
Oswald Of Northumbria scrutinizes how a legend can change according to the needs and demands of those who tell it, as well as the passage of time.
Don Coe of Northumbria Water fished the ebb tide from Hendon prom taking double shots of coley to 2lb and cod to 3lb on cocktails of worm and crab.
Colour Sgt Craig Robson, 17, and Cpl Danielle Lowery, 18, both based at Northumbria ACF, Newcastle, were awarded the award for their contribution to the Cassino Band.
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