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Aldfrith

Aldfrith was a sovereign, poet and monarch (600–705). He died at Driffield.

Also recorded as Aldfrith king of Northumbria; Flann Fina mac Ossu.

Aldfrith in brief

Born
600
Died
705
Known for
sovereign, poet and monarch
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Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Aldfrith king of Northumbria and Flann Fina mac Ossu. His recorded confession was Christianity.

He was the child of Oswiu and Fín. He married Cuthburh. 4 children are recorded: Osred I, Osric, Osana and Offa of Northumbria.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Aldfrith, Ealdfrith, or Eahfrith (d 705), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018. Aldfrith, Dictionary of Irish Biography, 2009. Aldfrith (d. 704/5), king of Northumbria, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004. Where Was King Aldfrith of Northumbria Educated? An Exploration of Seventh-Century Insular Learning, Traditio, 2015. Where Was King Aldfrith of Northumbria Educated?: An Exploration of Seventh-Century Insular Learning, Traditio, 2015.

Naming and authority record

This heading is established in Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) (10241937X). Those registers additionally record the forms Eahfrith, Northumbria, König, Ealdfrith, Northumbria, König, Aethelredus et Alfridus, Reges, Aldfrith, Northumbria, König, Aldfrith, von Northumbria, Flainn Fhína maic Ossu, Alfridus, Rex and Aldrith, Northumbria, König.

Digitised editions and texts

2 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

Old Irish wisdom attributed to Aldfrith of Northumbria : an edition of Bríathra Flainn Fhína maic Ossu (1999) — Internet Archive. Old Irish wisdom attributed to Aldfrith of Northumbria : an edition of Bríathra Flainn Fhína maic Ossu (1999) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 20 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 600Aldfrith born.
  2. 705Aldfrith died at Driffield.
  3. 1999Old Irish wisdom attributed to Aldfrith of Northumbria : an edition of Bríathra Flainn Fhína maic Ossu digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1999Old Irish wisdom attributed to Aldfrith of Northumbria : an edition of Bríathra Flainn Fhína maic Ossu digitised by Internet Archive.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q737618: Aldfrith

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