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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.
1 gru 2019 · In 855, he traveled to Rome with his son Alfred to visit the Pope. The first time that Aethelwulf appears in history is in 825, after his father defeated Mercia at the Battle of Ellandun. The victory stopped Mercian power over southern England.
23 lut 2022 · The father of Alfred the Great, King Aethelwulf (‘Noble Wolf’) was King of Wessex from 839-858. Aethelwulf allied with Mercia against the many Viking invasions…
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.
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.
2 gru 2018 · This time it’s all about Æthelwulf of Wessex, son and successor of Ecgberht. But who was he? The first mention of Æthelwulf is in the year 825, when his father defeated the Mercians at Ellandun before sending Æthelwulf into Kent at the head of an army to drive the Mercian sub-king out.
