by the combined armies of his supposed foster-brother Cadwallon ap Cadfan and the pagan Penda of Mercia. After his death, Bernicia and Deira were again separated under two pagan kings. Their reunification was accomplished by Oswald, a son of Æthelfrith, who defeated and killed Cadwallon and united Northumbria once more.

Early life and exile

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