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Hace 3 días · Wessex, one of the kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England, whose ruling dynasty eventually became kings of the whole country. In its permanent nucleus, its land approximated that of the modern counties of Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire, and Somerset. Learn more about Wessex, including its kings.
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Hace 2 días · In the year 495, Cerdic, a noble Saxon general, arrived in Britain with a large body of Saxons; he was illustrious not only on account of his own conquests, but for his descent, being sprung from Woden, the root of all the principal Saxon families; from him the kings of England, down to king Edward the Confessor, in the male line ...
Hace 1 día · 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 3 días · Ælfthryth of Wessex Countess of Flanders 877–929 Second Daughter of King Alfred the Great and Queen Ealhswith: Baldwin II Second Margrave of Flanders c. 865 –918: Ælfwynn 'Second Lady of the Mercians' b. c. 888: King Æthelstan c. 893/895 –939 King of the Anglo-Saxons r. 924–927 King of the English r. 927–939: Ælfweard of Wessex c ...
Hace 4 días · King Egbert was born around 770 the son of Ealmund of Kent; his mother’s identity is not known. When he was sixteen, in 786, King Cynewulf of Wessex was murdered. Beothric was elected to be King but Egbert believed he had a legitimate claim and contested the election. Beothric was made King of Wessex and Egbert fled to Mercia where ...
Hace 3 días · Edmund I. Mother. Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury. Edgar (or Eadgar; [1] c. 944 – 8 July 975) was King of the English from 959 until his death. He became king of all England on his brother's death. He was the younger son of King Edmund I and his first wife Ælfgifu.
Hace 5 días · Over a millennium after his reign, the mystery surrounding Cerdic, the founding father of Wessex, might be nearing an end. A recent investigation led by… Read More » New Evidence Suggests King Cerdic’s Tomb May Lie Near Andover, Hampshire
