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Beorhtwulf (Old English: [ˈbeorˠxtwuɫf],
meaning "bright wolf"; also
spelled Berhtwulf; died 852) was King of Mercia, a
kingdom of Anglo-Saxon England...
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became king of
Mercia in 852, and may have been
related to his
predecessor Beorhtwulf.
After Easter in 853,
Burgred married Æthelswith,
daughter of Æthelwulf...
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Estuary before turning north, and
engages the
Mercian forces under King
Beorhtwulf. The
Mercians are defeated, and
retreat to
their settlements. The Vikings...
- the Vikings.
Wiglaf died in
about 839, and was
eventually succeeded by
Beorhtwulf,
though one
tradition records his son,
Wigmund as
having reigned briefly...
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television and film projects,
including Antigonus in
Oliver Stone's Alexander,
Beorhtwulf of
Mercia in an
episode of
History Channel's
Vikings and Showtime's The...
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carried on 350 ships,
arrived in the
Thames estuary.
Having defeated King
Beorhtwulf of
Mercia in battle, the
Danes moved on to
invade Wes****, but were decisively...
- over 15,000 men.
Having sacked Canterbury and
London and
defeated King
Beorhtwulf of
Mercia in battle, the
Danes crossed the
Thames into Surrey, but were...
- time Wes**** had
clearly become the
dominant power in England.
Circa 840
Beorhtwulf succeeded Wiglaf. In 852,
Burgred came to the throne, and with Ethelwulf...
- to a
prior Mercian king, Beornred, as well as two
subsequent rulers,
Beorhtwulf and Burgred— all
members of the so-called B-dynasty or group.
Though this...
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monastic orders instead.
Beorhtwulf,
possibly Wigstan's great-uncle,
became king instead.
William of
Malmesbury claims that
Beorhtwulf's son, Beorhtfrith, wished...
