Deira

Kingdom of Deira
c. 450–654
CapitalYork
Common languagesOld English, Common Brittonic
GovernmentMonarchy
Historical eraEarly Medieval
• Established
c. 450
• Shared crown with Bernicia
604
• merged with Bernicia
654
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Sub-Roman Britain
Parisi (tribe)
Northumbria

Deira (/ˈdrə, ˈdɛərə/ DY-rə, DAIR;[1] Old Welsh/Cumbric: Deywr or Deifr; Old English: Derenrice or Dere) was an area of Post-Roman Britain, and a later Anglian kingdom.[2]

  1. ^ A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer, Or, Geographical Dictionary of the World, 1880
  2. ^ McCarthy, Mike (2014). "An Early Historic Celtic Kingdom near the Solway". The History Files. Retrieved 18 May 2014.

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