Person

Ecgfrith of Northumbria

King of Northumbria

b. 645 CE – d. 685 CE World The North Atlantic Lands

King Ecgfrith (Old English: Ecgfrið; c. 645–20 May 685) is the King of Northumbria from 670 until his death.

He rules over Northumbria when it is at the height of its power, but his reign ends with a disastrous defeat in which he loses his life.