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|fecha de nacimiento =735 Cynewulf (En inglés antiguo "Rey Lobo") fue rey de Wessex desde 757 hasta su muerte en 786. Cynewulf fue nombrado rey de Wessex después de que su predecesor Sigeberht, fuera depuesto. Podría haber llegado al poder gracias a la influencia de Ethelbaldo de Mercia.
Cynewulf was the King of Wessex from 757 until his death in 786. He ruled for about 29 years. He was a direct male descendant of Cerdic. Cynewulf became king after his predecessor, Sigeberht, was deposed.
Cynewulf is a well attested Anglo-Saxon given name literally meaning cyne (royal, of a king) and wulf (wolf). Known for his religious compositions, Cynewulf is regarded as one of the pre-eminent figures of Anglo-Saxon Christian poetry.
Cynewulf was the king of the West Saxons, or Wessex, in England who succeeded to the throne following the deposition of Sigebert. Cynewulf was constantly at war with the Welsh. In 779, Offa of Mercia defeated him and took Bensington.
Beorhtric (También Brihtric) (del inglés antiguo Gobernante Magnífico), fue rey de Wessex desde 786 a 802. En 786, el rey Cynewulf de Wessex, fue asesinado por el noble exiliado Cyneheard, hermano del anterior rey Sigeberht. Beorhtric fue apoyado para convertirse en rey por Offa, rey de los mercios contra su contrincante Egbert.
Cynewulf (flourished 9th century ad, Northumbria or Mercia [now in England]) was an author of four Old English poems preserved in late 10th-century manuscripts.
Cynewulf († 786) was a West Saxon nobleman, a member of the West Saxon witan, and was King of Wessex from 757 until his death in 786.
