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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.
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 · King Aethelwulf was the first English monarch to throw his support behind the papacy. His reign was the first for which there is evidence of royal priests, and Malmesbury Abbey regarded him as an important benefactor. Like his father, King Aethelwulf maintained a good relationship with Mercia.
23 lut 2022 · Aethelwulf inherited the throne at a time when his father had consolidated a great deal of power from neighbouring kingdoms and expanded his territory to include the southeast as well as briefly the kingdom of Mercia.
20 lis 2018 · Aethelwulf (r. 839-858 CE) was King of Wessex, a region in modern-day Britain, son and successor to Egbert of Wessex (r. 802-839 CE) who had unified and expanded his kingdom with Aethelwulf's assistance.
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.
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.
