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# What This Page Contains This is running prose from a historical text titled "Historie of England" (page 363). The text discusses the Anglo-Saxon origins of England's name and territory, explaining how King Egbert unified various Saxon kingdoms. It describes the geographical origins of place-names like "Angel" and "Anglulus" in continental Europe, and traces the consolidation of the West-Saxon kingdom. The passage then turns to describe Northumberland as the fifth Anglo-Saxon state, detailing its division into Bernicia and Deira around 547 AD under Saxon leaders Ida and Ella, and their later unification under Æthelfrida. It notes the kingdom's Christian conversion under Edwin around 627 AD and its duration of approximately 321 years under Saxon rule.
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; ; an sis) te ak ae % me “aA ef 2 iy | nce cad. “Kei sai mid his Mande is afore te a ig be called England, n0% thatit had that nane of Henge f,as are | fome oppinions. For many ,and not tobe gainfaid , are the — Hiftories intreating how thefe three people, vnder the corn d mon name of Saxons before then, and afterinfeftious toal- moft the whole world:e eaue everie where their aforefaide di- , ftinguifhed names to their devifiue conquefts: and that of 7 — thefe Angles or Englih-Saxons who (asbefore) firlt called a this Land Evgland,were and are the denominations of divers a Countries and Townes elfewheare: as of the aforefaid Coun- q trie called ory or Angulws, now prouinciall to Denmarke, 3 Engern in Westphalia, Suemt-Anch, Angloen a Towne in Po- merasia, Engelhein, Ingolftadio, Englourg, and Englerute in Germmanie,anc Angleriain [tale : as heerof by Mafter Camden is commendably obferued and ftudiovfly. colle@ted. In this __ kingdome of the We/- Saxons were the other fixe States in __ proceffe of tiine,as anon fhall be faide, reduced to a Monar- _ ehie:asalfoin the roya ail blood thereof now combyned with that of the Normain,the Sceprer in ureth euen vnto this day. Thus of this fowerth Dominion in this Heptarchya ; of the - 7 otherthree itnow followeth, 4 The fifth was of Northumberland ; containing Lanca- a fheir, Yorkefheir, the Bifhoprick of Durham,Cumberland, sl Weltmerland, arid foto Edenborough, This Signorie was | } in the beginning deuided into two that isto fay, Bremecia, and hernicia Deira: this contained from Hamberto Tyne, and that from a ~ Tynerothe Scottith Sea, Both were begone feuerally within _ theconspaffe of three yeeres, to wit, about anno 54.7. vnder |, two Saxons named Jdyand El/s: and were laftly vnited vnder | Ethelfrideby the name of the Kingdome of Northumberland. ‘The fir Chriftian Prince thereof, about am, 627. was Ed- wyn. This Kingdome, intierly and deuifinely, continued vn- derthefucceffton'of 20. orafter fome of 23. Saxon Kings 7 321 yeeres,and afterwards denifinely vader Saxons & Danes Bi ack ISO S.coOmy . ed —