About Ricsige of Northumbria
Lived 800 – 876. Ricsige of Northumbria was a monarch.
Ricsige (also rendered Ricsy, Ricsi or Ricsig) was King of Northumbria from 873 to 876. After the death of Ecgberht in 873, Ricsige became King of Northumbria, and restored Wulfhere as Archbishop of York.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle reports that the Great Heathen Army came north against the Northumbrians in 873. Halfdan Ragnarsson departed Repton in 875, bringing Northumbria under his dominion and destroying all of the monasteries. Halfdan would divide the land the following year amongst his followers, with Ricsige reportedly dying that same year from a broken heart according to the Flores Historiarum.
Popular culture In 2020, Ricsige was featured in Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, installed as the King of Northumbria by Halfdan Ragnarsson after Ecgberht's deposition.
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Who was Ricsige of Northumbria?
king of Northumbria
When was Ricsige of Northumbria born?
Ricsige of Northumbria was born in 800.
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Ricsige of Northumbria died in 876.
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Ricsige of Northumbria was a monarch.
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