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Beorhtwulf (que significa "lobo brillante"; también escrito como Berhtwulf; falleció en el año 852) fue rey de Mercia, un reino parte de la Inglaterra anglosajona, desde el 839 u 840 hasta 852.
- Beornwulf de Mercia
Beornwulf (fallecido en 826) fue rey de Mercia, reino...
- Beornwulf de Mercia
Beornwulf of Mercia. Silver penny of Beornwulf from a mint in East Anglia, struck 823–825. Beornwulf (died 826) was the King of Mercia, a kingdom of Anglo-Saxon England, from 823 until his death in 826. His short reign saw the collapse of Mercia's supremacy over the other kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy .
Beorhtwulf fue rey de Mercia, un reino parte de la Inglaterra anglosajona, desde el 839 u 840 hasta 852. Se desconocen sus ancestros, aunque podría haber estado emparentado con Beornwulf, quien gobernó Mercia en la década del 820. Wiglaf el predecesor de Beorhtwulf casi no acuñó monedas, pero Beorhtwulf comenzó a acuñar monedas de Mercia al poco tiempo de comenzar su reinado ...
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For most of the 8th century, Mercia was the dominant Anglo-Saxon kingdom. Mercian influence in the south-eastern kingdoms of Kent, East Anglia, and Essex continued into the early 820s under Coenwulf of Mercia. However, Coenwulf's death in 821 marked the beginning of a period in which Mercia suffered from dynastic conflicts and military defeats that...
It is possible that Beorhtwulf is the same person as the Beorhtwulf who witnessed a charter of Wiglaf's in 836. If so, this is Beorhtwulf's first appearance in the historical record. His accession to the throne of Mercia is usually thought to have occurred in about 840. The date is not given directly in any of the primary sources, but it is known f...
Beorhtwulf's kingship began auspiciously. In the battle of Catill or Cyfeiliog, he killed King Merfyn Frych of Gwyneddand later sources imply (see below) that he was able to subjugate the northern Welsh after this. However, the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records Viking raids in 841 against the south and east coasts of Britain, including the Mercian prov...
Beorhtwulf was married to Sæthryth, apparently a figure of some importance in her own right as she witnessed all of his charters between 840 and 849, after which she disappears from the record. Beorhtwulf is said to have had two sons, Beorhtfrith and Beorhtric.Beorhtric is known from witnessing his father's charters, but he ceased to do so before t...
Beornwulf fue rey de Mercia, reino ubicado en las midlands inglesas entre 823 y 826. Su corto reinado vio el fin de la supremacía de Mercia sobre el resto de los reinos de la Heptarquía inglesa
30 de nov. de 2018 · Oswiu fue derrotado y expulsado por Wulfhere (r. 658- 675) uno de los hijos de Penda, quién ignoró Northumbria y concentró sus fuerzas en el sur. Fue derrotado en la batalla de Bedwyn en el 675 por Aescwine de Wessex (r. 674-676) quién recuperó las regiones sur de Mercia.
