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Yeavering Saxon Royal Palace
Yeavering, in north Northumberland, is arguably one of the most important Anglo-Saxon sites in the country.
Northumbria was one of four main Anglo-Saxon kingdoms during the 7th century, and Ad Gefrin (as Yeavering was known)
is the best-known excavated example of a royal centre of the kings of Northumbria. Not only is Ad Gefrin renowned
for its secular importance during the reign of King Edwin, but it was here that Christianity first found a foothold
in the north; events that were subsequently recorded by the Venerable Bede in his Ecclesiastical History of the
English People. You can find out more about the Anglo-Saxon royal centre,
the discovery of the site or the site today.
However, the origins of Ad Gefrin stretch back much further in time. Excavations at the site uncovered archaeology
from Neolithic times suggesting that this land has been occupied for over 4000 years. But the power base for these
early leaders was not always on the low-lying ground at Ad Gefrin. High above our site sits the largest hillfort in
Northumberland and it is here that the origins of our Anglo-Saxon royal centre can be found. Find out more about
how Yeavering was discovered and its origins.
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