 Aldfrith ( Early Modern Irish : Flann Fína mac Ossu ; Latin : <unk> , <unk> ; died 14 December 704 or 705 ) was king of Northumbria from 685 until his death . He is described by early writers such as Bede , Alcuin and Stephen of Ripon as a man of great learning . Some of his works and some letters written to him survive . His reign was relatively peaceful , marred only by disputes with Bishop Wilfrid , a major figure in the early Northumbrian church . 
