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  1. Anglo-Saxon kingdom that covered NE England
  2. and SE Scotland, comprising the 6th-century
  3. kingdoms of Bernicia (Forth-Tees) and Deira
  4. (Tees-Humber), united in the 7th century. It
  5. accepted the supremacy of Wessex 827, and was
  6. conquered by the Danes in the late 9th
  7. century. Influenced by Irish missionaries, it
  8. was a cultural and religious centre until the
  9. 8th century with priests such as Bede,
  10. Cuthbert, and Wilfrid.
  11.