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Æthelwulf (Old English: [ˈæðelwuɫf]; Old English for "Noble Wolf"; 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 .
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Jun 20, 2010 · Æthelwulf King of the West Saxons (Wessex), 839-855. King of Kent, ca. 825?-839; 855?-858. Æthelwulf appears in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle leading an army for his father Ecgbeorht in 825 [ASC(A,E) s.a. 823(=825)]. Under Ecgbeorht, Æthelwulf was sub-king in Kent. The date at which this occurred is unclear.
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Æthelwulf ( Old English: [ˈæðelwuɫf]; Old English for "Noble Wolf"; died 13 January 858) was King of Wessex from 839 to 858. In 825, his father, King Ecgberht, defeated King Beornwulf of Mercia, ending a long Mercian dominance over Anglo-Saxon England south of the Humber.
Quick Reference. (d. 858), king of Wessex (839–58). The son of Egbert (802–39) and father of four kings, the youngest of whom was Alfred the Great (871–99), Æthelwulf is a far from negligible figure. He was a competent military leader, conducting substantial campaigns against the Danes at Aclea in Kent in 851 and against the Welsh of Powys in 853.
Jan 31, 2022 · 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Æthelwulf. sister projects: Wikipedia article, Wikidata item. See also Æthelwulf on Wikipedia; and our 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica disclaimer . ÆTHELWULF, king of the West Saxons, succeeded his father Ecgberht in A.D. 839. It is recorded in the Saxon Chronicle for 823 that he was sent with Eahlstan, bishop of ...
