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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.
Jun 12, 2023 · Æthelwulf (Old English for "Noble Wolf) died 13 January 858) was King of Wessex from 839 to 858. In 825, his father, King Egbert, defeated King Beornwulf of Mercia, ending a long Mercian dominance over Anglo-Saxon England south of the Humber.
Jul 29, 2019 · But one man stood out – a king of Wessex – as a pious, calculated leader, and a father of legendary figures. He was called Aethelwulf – the Noble Wolf – and today’s story is all about him. Lengthy and eventful, Aethelwulf’s reign is a topic of much debate among historians today.
May 3, 2023 · A father of a queen and five kings - including Alfred the Great - Æthelwulf of Wessex defeated the Vikings, commanded continent-wide respect and expanded his kingdom. Yet he faced accusations of impracticality, desertion of duties, and a scandalous marriage.
Athelwulf, also spelled Æthelwulf or Ethelwulf ( c. 806 –858) was a West Saxon nobleman. He conquered the territories of Kent, Sussex and Essex for his father in 825. That same year he was appointed the king of Kent. In 839 he succeeded his father as King of Wessex .
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.
May 14, 2018 · Æthelwulf (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 in Anglo-Saxon history.
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