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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.
28 paź 2022 · Before the English kingdom formed, Æthelflaed ruled Mercia, a kingdom later conquered by her brother, Edward the Elder of Wessex, and absorbed into his territory. Her legacy was not the legacy of a ruler whose realm and issue long outlived her.
Aethelwulf, Anglo-Saxon king in England, the father of King Alfred the Great. As ruler of the West Saxons from 839 to 856, he allied his kingdom of Wessex with Mercia and thereby withstood invasions by Danish Vikings. Learn more about Aethelwulf’s life, family, and achievements in this article.
26 maj 2024 · As ruler of Mercia, Aethelflaed continued to lead her armies in person against Viking incursions. In 916, she successfully campaigned against the Danes in Wales and captured the key stronghold of Brecenanmere (modern-day Llan-gors Lake).
20 lis 2023 · Without the Viking conquests and the destruction of Mercia, English history would look very different. King Ceolwulf disappeared from the historical record around 879 CE, whether to death or defeat we know not – but his successor was an energetic ealdorman named Æthelred.
I found the Background section a little hard to follow in places. I liked the first two sentences, which felt very clear, but I then found it hard to trace how the details related to Aethelwulf. For example, "Offa, King of Mercia from 757 to 796, was the dominant figure of the second half of the eighth century.
23 wrz 2018 · This study seeks to understand them on their own terms, attempting to characterize their nature as built elements in the early medieval landscape, and placing them within the context of textual sources directly associated with Æthelflæd and her husband Æthelred.
