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Hace 4 días · Æthelwulf, King of Wessex. Mother. Osburh. Alfred the Great (also spelled Ælfred; c. 849 – 26 October 899) was King of the West Saxons from 871 to 886, and King of the Anglo-Saxons from 886 until his death in 899. He was the youngest son of King Æthelwulf and his first wife Osburh, who both died when Alfred was young.
Hace 5 días · 1. An Unlikely King. As the youngest of five sons of King Æthelwulf of Wessex, Alfred was never expected to become king. However, fate intervened: Alfred‘s father and four elder brothers all died within a span of 20 years. In 871, at the age of 21, Alfred unexpectedly found himself the new King of Wessex. 2.
Hace 3 días · HOUSES OF BENEDICTINE MONKS. 1. ST. ALBANS ABBEY. Before The Conquest. The legend of the foundation of St. Albans Abbey has been graphically written by Matthew Paris, a 13th-century monk of the abbey. According to his account Offa II, King of the Mercians, desired to found a monastery in atonement for the murder by Quendreda, his queen, of ...
Hace 1 día · Hutchins in addition cites (Hist. of Dorset, iv, 228) two charters by King Æthelwulf, the first dated in 841, reciting a grant in perpetual alms of 15 cassates of land in the place called 'Halganstoc' (Halstock) 'for the honour of God and love of St. Michael the archangel, whose church remains in the said little monastery, to Eadberth the deacon for his faithful service there; the other ...
Hace 2 días · The manors which it possessed will be found stated in the list of the endowments; £140 16s. 8d. was to be distributed yearly in alms to the poor on the foundation, as the monks had induced themselves to believe, of King Arthur and King Lucius, the first Christian kings of Britain, and Kings Kenwalch, Kentwine, Edgar, Æthelwulf, Æthelbald, Æthelred, Henry VII, and other kings as well as ...
Hace 5 días · Following Aethelred's death, he serves as an advisor to young King Edmund until the Vikings overrun London following which he becomes an advisor to King Canute. Based on historical Godwin, Earl of Wessex .
Hace 2 días · Travis Fimmel portrays the iconic character Ragnar Lothbrok. Ragnar is a legendary Viking warrior, farmer, and explorer who becomes a renowned king. He is a fiercely ambitious and charismatic leader known for his strategic mind and adventurous spirit. Fimmel's portrayal of Ragnar captures the complex layers of his character, from his cunning ...
