Territorial change of Northumbria (Kingdom of Northumbria)

“Northumbria”(Kingdom of Northumbria) — appears in this map’s data from AD 612 to 935. Its territory was largest in AD 656 – 660, at ≈ 85 thousand km².

Territory by period

PeriodArea
AD 612 – 616≈ 24 thousand km²
AD 617 – 625≈ 24 thousand km²
AD 626 – 632≈ 31 thousand km²
AD 634 – 637≈ 29 thousand km²
AD 638 – 643≈ 36 thousand km²
AD 644 – 646≈ 36 thousand km²
AD 647 – 655≈ 48 thousand km²
AD 656 – 660≈ 85 thousand km²
AD 661 – 681≈ 48 thousand km²
AD 682 – 704≈ 44 thousand km²
AD 705 – 749≈ 44 thousand km²
AD 750 – 865≈ 44 thousand km²
AD 866 – 869≈ 42 thousand km²
AD 870 – 925≈ 16 thousand km²
AD 926 – 935≈ 16 thousand km²
AD 612AD 935

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 656 – 660 (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.

Area and rank by frame

For each frame in which borders change: this country’s territory and its rank by area among the countries that have territory in that frame.

FrameAreaRank
AD 612≈ 24 thousand km²45 of 68
AD 617≈ 24 thousand km²42 of 65
AD 623≈ 24 thousand km²46 of 69
AD 626≈ 31 thousand km²44 of 67
AD 627≈ 31 thousand km²44 of 67
AD 628≈ 31 thousand km²44 of 65
AD 629≈ 31 thousand km²47 of 68
AD 630≈ 31 thousand km²48 of 68
AD 634≈ 29 thousand km²44 of 66
AD 638≈ 36 thousand km²46 of 71
AD 641≈ 36 thousand km²46 of 71
AD 644≈ 36 thousand km²48 of 74
AD 647≈ 48 thousand km²44 of 70
AD 656≈ 85 thousand km²36 of 69
AD 661≈ 48 thousand km²42 of 68
AD 666≈ 48 thousand km²42 of 67
AD 674≈ 48 thousand km²40 of 69
AD 682≈ 44 thousand km²44 of 68
AD 692≈ 44 thousand km²45 of 67
AD 705≈ 44 thousand km²45 of 68
AD 710≈ 44 thousand km²45 of 69
AD 718≈ 44 thousand km²44 of 69
AD 724≈ 44 thousand km²47 of 69
AD 732≈ 44 thousand km²45 of 67
AD 741≈ 44 thousand km²46 of 71
AD 750≈ 44 thousand km²53 of 76
AD 751≈ 44 thousand km²54 of 77
AD 755≈ 44 thousand km²54 of 79
AD 757≈ 44 thousand km²51 of 76
AD 763≈ 44 thousand km²49 of 74
AD 768≈ 44 thousand km²49 of 75
AD 772≈ 44 thousand km²48 of 72
AD 775≈ 44 thousand km²47 of 73
AD 778≈ 44 thousand km²48 of 72
AD 783≈ 44 thousand km²47 of 73
AD 788≈ 44 thousand km²45 of 68
AD 793≈ 44 thousand km²50 of 78
AD 800≈ 44 thousand km²50 of 77
AD 806≈ 44 thousand km²47 of 73
AD 814≈ 44 thousand km²47 of 76
AD 825≈ 44 thousand km²50 of 77
AD 830≈ 44 thousand km²49 of 77
AD 840≈ 44 thousand km²50 of 80
AD 850≈ 44 thousand km²51 of 86
AD 860≈ 44 thousand km²53 of 89
AD 866≈ 42 thousand km²57 of 95
AD 870≈ 16 thousand km²73 of 94
AD 875≈ 16 thousand km²75 of 97
AD 876≈ 16 thousand km²75 of 97
AD 878≈ 16 thousand km²76 of 100
AD 880≈ 16 thousand km²77 of 102
AD 882≈ 16 thousand km²75 of 101
AD 884≈ 16 thousand km²74 of 102
AD 886≈ 16 thousand km²76 of 104
AD 887≈ 16 thousand km²80 of 107
AD 888≈ 16 thousand km²81 of 108
AD 892≈ 16 thousand km²81 of 108
AD 896≈ 16 thousand km²82 of 109
AD 898≈ 16 thousand km²87 of 115
AD 899≈ 16 thousand km²88 of 117
AD 900≈ 16 thousand km²87 of 114
AD 911≈ 16 thousand km²94 of 123
AD 922≈ 16 thousand km²89 of 117
AD 926≈ 16 thousand km²86 of 112

Its highest rank was in AD 656: number 69 of 36.

Neighbouring countries

In order of the number of frames in which they share a border (a parent state, its colonies and other names of the same country are counted as one group).

Territory exchanged with

Computed from changes in territory between frames (only changes of about 20,000 km² or more are counted; these are not actual routes of advance). Top 1 by area.

FrameOther countryArea
AD 656gainedMercia≈ 38 thousand km²

Wikipedia summary

Northumbria was an early medieval kingdom in northern Britain, existing between 654 and 1066 AD, spanning modern-day Northern England and Southern Scotland.

Wikipedia (English) “Northumbria”, introduction (first sentences) · text under CC BY-SA 4.0 · read more on Wikipedia

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