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Etelburga de Kent, dita Santa Etelburga, também conhecida por Æthelburh, Ethelburg, Ædilburh e Æthelburga, foi a segunda esposa de Eduíno da Nortúmbria (Edwin). Ela era filha do rei Etelberto de Kent e da princesa merovíngia Berta de Kent (também "Santa Berta"), e irmã de Eadbaldo e Edburga.
Æthelburh of Kent (born c. 601, sometimes spelled Æthelburg, Ethelburga, Æthelburga; Old English: Æþelburh, Æðelburh, Æðilburh, also known as Tate or Tata), was an early Anglo-Saxon queen consort of Northumbria, the second wife of King Edwin.
Etelburga de Kent, dita Santa Etelburga, também conhecida por Æthelburh, Ethelburg, Ædilburh e Æthelburga, foi a segunda esposa de Eduíno da Nortúmbria (Edwin). Ela era filha do rei Etelberto de Kent e da princesa merovíngia Berta de Kent (também "Santa Berta"), e irmã de Eadbaldo e Edburga.
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Æthelburg was born circa 673. She was the wife of King Ine of Wessex. Æthelburg is considered by some historians to be one of the few Anglo-Saxon women warriors. In 722, Æthelburg burned down the city of Taunton, a city built by Ine. Æthelburg's exact motivations for burning down the city are not clear, but she was either trying to find the rebel E...
Æthelburg is a featured figure on Judy Chicago's installation piece The Dinner Party, being represented as one of the 999 names on the Heritage Floor.In The Dinner Party the character Æthelburg is actually a combination of Æthelburg of Wessex and Æthelburg of Kent, which she is often confused with. She is associated with the place setting for Theod...
Chicago, Judy. The Dinner Party: From Creation to Preservation. London: Merrell (2007). ISBN 1-85894-370-1
princess of Kent, abbess of Lyming. She was the daughter of Ethelbert, king of Kent, and married Edwin of Northumbria. After his death she returned to Kent with Paulinus and founded the nunnery of Lyming, which she ruled until her death.
O casamento de Eduíno com a irmã de Eadbaldo, Etelburga, estabeleceu um bom relacionamento entre os reinos de Kent e Nortúmbria, que parece ter continuado durante o reinado de Osvaldo.
Following her husband's death, Ethelburgh returned to her native land of Kent. Fueled by her deep faith, she decided to devote her life to serving God. In Kent, she founded the convent in Lyminge and entered it herself as a nun.
