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- Aethelwulf was consecrated as king by the Archbishop. He would be the first West Saxon king to succeed his father as king since 641. Egbert's conquests brought him wealth far greater than his predecessors had enjoyed and enabled him to purchase the support that secured the West Saxon throne for his descendants.
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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. Ecgberht sent Æthelwulf with an army to Kent, where he ...
Nov 20, 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.
- Joshua J. Mark
Aethelwulf (died 858) was an 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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jul 29, 2019 · In a sense, Aethelwulf was successfully deposed from his throne by his son, and acted as a sub-king, as Wessex was the seat of kingship. But either way, the act was a clear insight into Aethelwulf’s nature as a man and a ruler – he possessed the reason and the forbearance to avoid unnecessary death and bloodshed.
May 3, 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.
Feb 23, 2022 · In 839 Aethelwulf became King of Wessex and inherited the throne from his father Egbert. Egbert passed on not only a title but the responsibility of numerous territories spanning kingdoms across England and accompanying it, the constant threat of it being taken away.
Dec 1, 2019 · Aethelwulf would take the throne and remain there until he inherited the throne of Wessex in 839. During his tenure as sub-king in Kent, Aethelwulf successfully cultivated a positive relationship with the ealdormen of Kent by ruling through them and promoting their interests.
