Ida or Ida the Flamebearer (died 559) was a ruler (probably the founder) of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Bernicia between 547 and 559. Events The Bulgars invade and raid Byzantine territory, but are driven back near Constantinople by Belisarius. ... The famous parade helmet found at Sutton Hoo, probably belonging to King Raedwald of East Anglia circa 625. ... Forms of government Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A monarchy, from the Greek μονος, one, and αρχειν, to rule, is a form of government that has a monarch as head of state(KING)In most monarchies the monarch usually reigns as head of state for life; this is... Bernicia (Brythonic, Brynaich or Bryneich) was a kingdom of the Angles in northern England during the 6th and 7th centuries AD. It later merged with the kingdom of Deira to form the kingdom of Northumbria. ... Events Ida founds the kingdom of Bernicia at Bamburgh (traditional date). ... Events The Bulgars invade and raid Byzantine territory, but are driven back near Constantinople by Belisarius. ...

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records him as the son of Eoppa of Bernicia, grandson of Esa and great-grandson of Ingwy. He was married to Bearnoch. According to some sources they had 8 children of whom 6 became kings. The best source for information on Ida is the historian Nennius. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is a collection of annals narrating the history of the Anglo-Saxons and their settlement in Great Britain. ... Eoppa was a ruler of the English kingdom of Bernicia. ... Nennius, or Nemnivus, is the name of two shadowy personages traditionally associated with the history of Wales. ...

Ida, an Angle, is said to have landed at Flamborough subsequently making Bamburgh his capital. An angle is the figure formed by two rays sharing a common endpoint, called the vertex of the angle. ... For Flamborough, Ontario, Canada, see Flamborough, Ontario. ... Bamburgh is a large village on the coast of Northumberland, England. ...

Children

It is thought that Ida had between 8-12 sons. Those of his children who were recorded for posterity are:

• Glappa of Bernicia
• Adda of Bernicia
• Æthelric of Bernicia
• Theodric of Bernicia
• Frithuwald of Bernicia
• Hussa of Bernicia
• Ogg of Bernicia
• Alric of Bernicia

Glappa of Bernicia ruled from 559 to 560. ... Adda was the third known ruler of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Bernicia which he ruled from 560 to 568. ... Aethelric was the fourth known king of the Kingdom of Bernicia which he ruled from 568 to 572. ... Theodric ruled from 572-79 fourth known ruler of the kingdom of Bernicia. ... Frithuwald ruled 579-85 fifth known ruler of the kingdom of Bernicia. ... Hussa ruled from 585 to 592 and was the seventh known ruler of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Bernicia. ... Eoppa was a ruler of the English kingdom of Bernicia. ... Northumbria, an kingdom of Angles in northern England, was initially divided into two kingdoms, Bernicia and Deira. ... Events Ida founds the kingdom of Bernicia at Bamburgh (traditional date). ... Events The Bulgars invade and raid Byzantine territory, but are driven back near Constantinople by Belisarius. ... Glappa of Bernicia ruled from 559 to 560. ...

References

• Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, Brian C Tompsett; [1]