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Æthelwulf (Old English: [ˈæðelwuɫf]; [1] Old English for "Noble Wolf"; [2] died 13 January 858) was King of Wessex from 839 to 858. [a] In 825, his father, King Ecgberht, defeated King Beornwulf of Mercia, ending a long Mercian dominance over Anglo-Saxon England south of the Humber.
Æthelred of Mercia remains an obscure figure who suffers from being overshadowed by the more impressive figures of the Anglo-Saxon period: his father-in-law, Alfred the Great and his wife, Æthelflæd.
1 cze 2023 · Explore genealogy for Æthelwulf (Mercia) of Mercia born abt. 850 died 903 England including ancestors + 4 genealogist comments + more in the free family tree community.
20 lis 2018 · Aethelwulf was made sub-king of the regions taken from Mercia (Kent, Essex, Sussex, and Surrey) and supported Egbert's further campaigns between 827-829 CE until, by 830 CE, Wessex controlled the regions of Britain from its kingdom in the south up through Northumbria in the north.
9 wrz 2024 · Aethelred ruled as Lord of the Mercians from c. 881 to 911 and was a key military leader in the fight against Viking conquest and settlement in England.
Æthelred (died 911) became Lord of the Mercians in England shortly after the death or disappearance of Mercia 's last king, Ceolwulf II, in 879. He is also sometimes called the Ealdorman of Mercia. Æthelred's rule was confined to the western half, as eastern Mercia was then part of the Viking -ruled Danelaw. His ancestry is unknown.
3 maj 2023 · Æthelwulf of Wessex was a king with a heart for his people, who reigned during the tumultuous time of Viking invasions. He was not only an effective ruler, but also a devoted father who taught his children the value of power.
