Cearl is the first Mercian king mentioned by which English monk at the monastery of St. Peter and its companion monastery of St. Paul in the Kingdom of Northumbria of the Angles?
Cearl of Mercia Cearl (or Ceorl) was an early king of Mercia who ruled during the early part of the 7th century, until about 626. He is the first Mercian king mentioned by Bede in his "Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum". Bede was a Northumbrian who was hostile to Mercia, and historian Robin Fleming speculates that as "ceorl" means "rustic" in Old English, his name may have been a joke.
Aubrey de Coucy Aubrey de Coucy (a.k.a. Alberic) was the earl of Northumbria from 1080 until about 1086.