Birth place: Recedham, Northumbria

Born: 875AD

Bernia is the daughter of a well off merchant originally from Norway and an Anglo Saxon mother, who ran away from a horrible marriage.

She is unmarried, living with her parents on their farm at Recedham in the north east of the wapentakes of Sealhford.

Bernia spends her time practicing soft crafts like tablet weaving spinning and embroidery.