Eanfrid

Family: Northumbrians · Role: king · First appears: Book III · Chap. I

Life events

c. 633 · Eanfrid returned from exile and became king of the Bernicians.(Book III · Chap. I · 📍 Bernicians)
- With: Ethelfrid
- “the aforesaid Eanfrid, as the eldest of them, became king of the Bernicians”
c. 633 · Osric and Eanfrid renounced Christianity and returned to idolatry.(Book III · Chap. I)
- With: Osric
- “Both those kings, as soon as they obtained the government of their earthly kingdoms, abjured and betrayed the mysteries of the heavenly kingdom”
c. 633 · Caedwalla killed Eanfrid when Eanfrid came seeking peace.(Book III · Chap. I)
- With: Caedwalla
- “he at length put an end to Eanfrid, in like manner, when he unadvisedly came to him with only twelve chosen soldiers, to sue for peace”

parent: Ethelfrid (Ethelfrid is Eanfrid's father.) “Eanfrid, the son of Ethelfrid”
enemies with Edwin (Eanfrid was among the sons of Ethelfrid who lived in banishment under Edwin, described as their enemy.) “Upon the death of the king, their enemy, they were allowed to return home, and the aforesaid Eanfrid, as the eldest of them, became king of the Bernicians.”
enemies with Caedwalla (Caedwalla killed Eanfrid in war.) “Then, when he had occupied the provinces of the Northumbrians for a whole year, not ruling them like a victorious king, but ravaging them like a furious tyrant, he at length put an end to Eanfrid”
siblings with Oswald (Eanfrid is explicitly called Oswald's brother.) “This king, after the death of his brother Eanfrid, advanced with an army”

child: Eabae (Eanfrid is Eabae's father.) “She was the daughter of Eanfrid, the brother of Aenhere, who were both Christians”
siblings with Aenhere (Eanfrid and Aenhere are brothers.) “She was the daughter of Eanfrid, the brother of Aenhere, who were both Christians”

Extracted from the original text of Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England. Made with Rho MD.