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Deira
[ dey-ruh ]
noun
- kingdom in present-day NE England in the 6th century a.d., merged with Bernicia to form the kingdom of Northumbria.
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To the west of this is the white monastery, Deira-bow Sehwoodee.
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Deira (called here Diria) which contained the southern parts, and Bernicia, comprehending those which lay north.
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He gives twelve estates, six in Deira, six in Bernicia; each consists of the possessions of ten families.
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Deira, and six in Bernicia, containing euerie of them ten housholds a pece.
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His children fled over the western border to find refuge among the Welsh, and thelric of Bernicia entered Deira in triumph.
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