Kings of Northumbria in The Norse Era
| Reign | Incumbent | Notes | |
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| 867 to 872 | Ecgberht I | ECGBRYHT NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING ECGBRYHT REX NORÞANHYMBRA |
Puppet king of the Danes |
| 872 to 876 | Ricsige | RICSIGE NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING RICSIGE REX NORÞANHYMBRA |
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| 876 to c. 878 | Ecgberht II | ECGBRYHT NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING ECGBRYHT REX NORÞANHYMBRA |
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| 878 to 895 | Guðroðr | GUTHFRID NORÞANHYMBRA CYNING GUTHFRID REX NORÞANHYMBRA |
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| late 9th century/early 10th century | Sigfroðr | ||
| late 9th century/early 10th century | Knútr | Sigfroðr and Knútr may have been joint kings for part or all of the period between 895 and 905 | |
| fl. c. 900—902 | Æthelwold | ||
| died 910 | Hálfdan and Eowils | Another king, Ingwær, brother of the above, may have ruled too | |
| died 913 | Eadwulf II | ||
| from 913 to 918 to unknown | Ealdred | Did not rule all of the territory, much of which likely belonged to Ragnall. Ealdred appears to have ruled some territory in the north, probably from Bamburgh, until at least 927. | |
| 914 (or before) to 921 | Ragnall ua Ímair | Probably controlled much of Northumbria before finally becoming king of York in 918. | |
| 921 to 927 | Sigtrygg Caech | ||
| 927 to 939 | Æthelstan of Wessex | ||
| 939 to 941 | Amlaíb mac Gofraid | ||
| 941 to 943 or 944 | Amlaíb Cuarán | ||
| 943 to 944 (with Amlaíb Cuarán?) | Ragnall mac Gofraid | ||
| roughly 944 to 946 | Eadmund of Wessex | ||
| c. 947 to 948 | Eric | ||
| 949 to 952 | Amlaíb Cuarán (again) | ||
| 952 to 954 | Eric (again) | ||
| from 954 | Eadred of Wessex | Claiming and enforcing rule from 946; Kingdom absorbed permanently into England after 954 |
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