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Northumbria was an Anglian kingdom of the [[Heptarchy]] period, covering a large area of what is now northern [[England]] and southern [[Scotland]]. At its peak, it extended from the Rivers [[River Humber|Humber]] and [[River Mersey|Mersey]] in the south to the Firth of Forth and the northern shores of the [[Solway Firth]] in the north.

'''Northumbria''' was an Anglian kingdom of the [[Heptarchy]] period, covering a large area of what is now northern [[England]] and southern [[Scotland]]. At its peak, it extended from the Rivers [[River Humber|Humber]] and [[River Mersey|Mersey]] in the south to the Firth of Forth and the northern shores of the [[Solway Firth]] in the north.

=== History of Northumbria ===

== History of Northumbria ==

The Kingdom of Northumbria was formed by the union of the kingdoms of Bernicia (north of the River [[River Tees|Tees]]) and Deira (south of the Tees, roughly corresponding with the county of [[Yorkshire]]. Berniccia was traditionally founded by the Anglian chieftain Ida who seized the coastal strong point of Bamburgh in AD 547, and from that point conquered what is now modern [[Northumberland]]. More recent scholarship suggests that Bernicia developed as a Celtic-Anglian kingdom, with centres of kingship at Bamburgh, Yeavering and Millfield.  

The Kingdom of Northumbria was formed by the union of the kingdoms of Bernicia (north of the River [[River Tees|Tees]]) and Deira (south of the Tees, roughly corresponding with the county of [[Yorkshire]]. Berniccia was traditionally founded by the Anglian chieftain Ida who seized the coastal strong point of Bamburgh in AD 547, and from that point conquered what is now modern [[Northumberland]]. More recent scholarship suggests that Bernicia developed as a Celtic-Anglian kingdom, with centres of kingship at Bamburgh, Yeavering and Millfield.