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ELLA (d. 588)

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Originally appearing in Volume V09, Page 288 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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ELLA (d. 588)  ,
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king of the Deirans, was the son of an ealdorman named Iffa, and became the first king of
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Deira when, in 559, the Deirans separated themselves from the neighbouring
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kingdom of
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Bernicia . The
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English slaves, who aroused the
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interest of
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Pope
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Gregory I. at
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Rome, were subjects of
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Ella, and on this occasion the pope, punning the name of their king, suggested that " Alleluia " should be sung in his
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land . When Ella died in 588 Deira was conquered by Bernicia .

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