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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.
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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.
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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.
May 3, 2023 · On Demand. Who was King Aethelwulf of Wessex and what did he do? 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.
Jan 13, 2015 · The earliest surviving charter of a king of Wessex is a grant by King Æthelwulf, dated 28 May 843 (Stowe Charter 17). Æthelwulf gave to his thegn Æthelmod land at Little Chart, Kent, including woods called Theodorice-snad and Beaneccer, and swine-pastures at Ætingden, Lidingden, Meredenn and Uddanh.
Ethelwulf, the name meaning noble wolf, is described by chroniclers as being a heavily built man, who was inclined to be sluggish and indolent. Of a gentle and pious nature, Ethelwulf had expressed a desire to be a priest when he was young, his warlike father was said to have found his pacific eldest son a disappointment.
