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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 33. Chapters: Adalbert of Prague, Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia, AElfheah of Canterbury, Edwin of Northumbria, Canute IV of Denmark, Stanislaus of Szczepanow, Emmeram of Regensburg, Eulogius of Cordoba, Boris and Gleb, Wiborada, Charles I, Count of Flanders, Two Ewalds, Archbishop Flavian of Constantinople, William of Perth, Saint Fructus, Archil of Kakheti, Abo of Tiflis, Bertharius, Urith, Abdas of Susa, Hallvard Vebjornsson, Eustathius of Mtskheta, Angelus of Jerusalem, Coloman of Stockerau, Anastasius of Persia, Arialdo, Herculanus of Perugia, Berard of Carbio, Theofrid, Cetteus, Serapion of Algiers, Sativola, Donnan of Eigg, Abd-al-Masih, Daniel and Companions, Theognostus, Aurelius and Natalia, Saint Leticia, Anthony, John, and Eustathios, Franciscan protomartyrs, Silvanus of Ahun, Eutropius of Orange, Valerian of Abbenza, Abraham of Bulgaria, Saint Bashnouna, Andrew of Crete, St. Adolphus, Wyllow, Tydfil, Abrahamite monks. Excerpt: Edwin (Old English: c. 586 - 12 October 632/633), also known as Eadwine or Aduini, was the King of Deira and Bernicia - which later became known as Northumbria - from about 616 until his death. He converted to Christianity and was baptised in 627; after he fell at the Battle of Hatfield Chase, he was venerated as a saint. Edwin was the son of AElle king of Deira and seems to have had (at least) two siblings. His sister Acha was married to AEthelfrith, king of neighbouring Bernicia. An otherwise unknown sibling fathered Hereric, who in turn fathered Abbess Hilda of Whitby and Hereswith, wife to AEthelric, the brother of king Anna of East Anglia. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle reported that on AElle's death a certain "AEthelric" assumed power. The exact identity of AEthelric is uncertain. He may have been a brother of AElle, an elder brother of Edwin, an otherwise unknown Deiran noble, or the father of