Edwin of Northumbria
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Edwin, also known as Eadwine or Æduinus, was the King of Deira and Bernicia – which later became known as Northumbria – from around 616 until his death. He was the second monarch to rule both of these
Stained glass image of St. Edwin of Northumbria at St Mary, Sledmere, Yorkshire.
Depiction of Edwin from John Speed's 1611 "Saxon Heptarchy".
Isle of Man
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The Isle of Man, also known simply as Man or Mann, is a self-governing British Crown Dependency in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland. As head of state, Charles III holds the title Lord
Edwin of Northumbria
…annals report the siege, or the storming, of Bamburgh in Bernicia in 623–624. This should presumably be placed in the context of Edwin's designs on the Isle of Man, a target of Ulaid ambitions. Fiachnae's death in 626, at the hands of his namesake, Fiachnae mac Demmáin of the Dál Fiatach, and the second Fiachnae's…
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Thorwald's cross slab, including Norse pagan and Christian imagery, as well as Manx runes
The Calf of Man seen from Cregneash
Peel is the island's main fishing port.