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	Egbert, King of Wessex (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Egbert was the first of the West Saxon kings to conquer nearly all of Britian under his rule, with the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms as satelites of Wessex, and is often considered the first king of England.
		In 823, Egbert defeated the Welsh, defeated King Bernwulf of Mercia, conquered Kent, conquered Essex, and conquered Sussex and Surrey.
		In 839, Egbert died, and Wessex passed to Æthelwulf and the satelites passed to Æthelwulf's son Athelstan.
	www.ghg.net /shetler/oldimp/387.html (133 words)

	UnitedKingdom0802to39.htm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Ecgbert III of Wessex, born about 775 CE to Ealhmund of Kent, an sub king of Kent and mother was a daughter of Kent nobility.
		In 800 King Brithric of Wessex died in 800 CE.
		After the death of King Offa, Egbert returned to England in 802 CE and was recognized as king of Wessex.
	www.worldcoincatalog.com /CX/UK/0802to39Egbert/UnitedKingdom0802to39.htm (187 words)

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		The theory that Wessex originated with the landing of Cerdic in Southampton Water in 495AD with the kingdom expanding from south to north as stated in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle has now largely been refuted based on the evidence from archaeology and historical sources, supported by research by academics such as John Blair and Barbara Yorke.
		Wessex had no cohesive origin but seems to have comprised several kin groups, possibly mercenaries, who finally became territorially established and identifiable to history in the region around Dorchester-on-Thames in Oxfordshire by the mid 6th century.
		Cerdic (the first king of Wessex, whose life was fictionalised by Alfred Duggan in his novel The Conscience Of The King) is an anglicised form of Caradoc, and the names Cynric, Centwine, Caedwalla, are all Celtic.
	www.zyworld.com /wessexsociety/Boundaries.htm (1080 words)

	thePeerage.com - Æthelbald, King of Wessex and others
		Æthelbald, King of Wessex was born circa 834.
		She married, firstly, Æðelwulf, King of Wessex, son of Ecgbeorht, King of Wessex and Redburga, on 1 October 856 in Verberie sur Oise, France.
		Æthelred I, King of Wessex was born circa 840.
	www.thepeerage.com /p10262.htm (1476 words)

	Egbert of Wessex - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The father of Egbert was called Ealhmund, and we find an Ealhmund, king in Kent, mentioned in a charter dated 784, who is identified with Egbert's father in a late addition to the Chronicle under the date 784.
		He was acknowledged as king by the West Saxons following Beorhtric's death in 802, but on the same day as his accession to the throne, Æthelmund, earl of the Hwicce, led a raid into Wessex.
		A number of simple mortuary chests containing the bones of the Wessex and English kings were transferred to its replacement, Winchester Cathedral in the 11th century.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Egbert_of_Wessex (703 words)

	The Age of Chivalry - Alfred the Great, King of Wessex 871-899 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Born in Wantage, Oxfordshire between 846-849 AD, to King Aethelwulf of Wessex and Osburga of Hampshire, Alfred was the youngest of four sons.
		He succeeded his brother, Aethelred, as King of Wessex in 871 and by this time he had been fighting a massive invasion force of Danes led by Halfdan and Ivarr the Boneless.
		Wessex escaped the dynastic quarrels of the other Saxon kingdoms, which made it easier for them to fall prey to the Vikings, as Aethelwulf's four sons each peacefully succeeded each other.
	www.taoc.co.uk /content/view/101/43 (951 words)

	King Alfred in Winchester UK
		King Alfred in Winchester UK This magnificent bronze Statue, by Hamo Thornycroft, was commissioned by Alderman Bowker and the City Corporation to mark the millennium of Aelfred’s death.
		Born at Wantage, in Berkshire, Aelfred was the fifth child of Ethelwulf, King of Wessex and Queen Osburgh.
		Early in 871 King Ethelred and Aelfred defeated the Danes at the Battle of Ashdown, though Ethelred later died of wounds received in the battle.
	www.cityofwinchester.co.uk /history/html/king_alfred.html (722 words)

	History of the Monarchy > The Anglo-Saxon kings > Alfred 'The Great'
		Born at Wantage, Berkshire, in 849, Alfred was the fifth son of Aethelwulf, king of the West Saxons.
		As King of Wessex at the age of 21, Alfred (reigned 871-99) was a strongminded but highly strung battle veteran at the head of remaining resistance to the Vikings in southern England.
		King Guthrum was converted to Christianity with Alfred as godfather and many of the Danes returned to East Anglia where they settled as farmers.
	www.royal.gov.uk /output/Page25.asp (1457 words)

	Carson Johnson - Ancestry of Alfred the Great - Appendix XII
		Sobil’s husband was Memnon of Troy, King of Ethiopia, and they were the parents of Thor. Memnon died about 1183 B.C. Memnon was the son of Tithonius of Troy, who died after 1237 B.C. Thor was King of Thrace and was the father of Vingener.
		King Cynric of Wessex was the father of King Ceawlin and King Cutha of
		King Ceawlin was the father of Cuthwine. Born in 547, King Ceawlin ruled
	www.carsonjohnson.com /appendix12.htm (659 words)

	Family tree for Ethelred II "The Unready" King Of England
		In 800 at the decease of King Brithric, Egbert was called by the voice of his countrymen to assume the Government of Wessex, and he subsequently succeeded in reducing all the Kingdoms of the Heptarchy under his sway.
		Ethelwulf King of Wessex, born Abt 0806, Of Wessex, England, died 13 Jan 0857, England, M: Abt 830.
		Ethelred II "The Unready" King Of England, born Abt 0968, of, Wessex, England, died 23 Apr 1016, London, Middlesex, England, married Abt 985, Of Wessex, England.
	math.uww.edu /~mcfarlat/pictures/eke-aqe.htm (669 words)

	EBK: Cynegils, King of Wessex
		Cynegils was the son of King Ceol of Wessex.
		The armies of Wessex and Northumbria clashed at the Battles of Win and Lose Hill in Derbyshire and, though the southerners were greater in number, they were outmanoeuvred and thoroughly defeated.
		Wessex was again defeated, at the Battle of Cirencester, and it may have been at this time that the western section of the Wansdyke was constructed to keep the enemy from expanding further.
	www.earlybritishkingdoms.com /adversaries/bios/cynegils.html (430 words)

	Ancestors of Tim Farr - aqwg210
		As king of Wessex he was compelled to defend his realm against constant Danish attacks, and he won a notable victory over them at Aclea in 851.
		Brithric, King of Wessex, had married Eadburga, natural daughter of Offa, King of Mercia, a profligate woman, equally infamous for cruelty and for incontinence.
		Robert I King of FRANCE was born 860 and died 15 Jun 923.
	www.geocities.com /dustyhills/aqwg210.htm (3571 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		795–858) was the elder son of King Egbert of Wessex.
		Thereafter he was styled King of Kent [1] until he succeeded his father as King of Wessex in 839, whereupon he became King of Wessex, Kent, Cornwall, the West Saxons and the East Saxons.
		She was about twelve years old, the daughter of Charles the Bald, King of the West Franks.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Ethelwulf_of_Wessex (875 words)

	EBK: Egbert, King of Wessex
		Egbert was born in the reign of King Cynewulf of Wessex.
		Egbert's mother was probably a daughter of King Aethelbert II of Kent and, hence, Aelmund was able to claim the joint-Kingship of Kent between AD 784-5.
		Their King, Enred, was defeated at the battle of the River Dore and forced to recognise Egbert as his overlord.
	www.earlybritishkingdoms.com /adversaries/bios/egbertwx.html (567 words)

	The Dragon and the Raven by G. A. Henty: Chapter IV: The Invasion of Wessex
		The Saxons fought valiantly, led by the king and Prince Alfred; but being wholly undisciplined and unaccustomed to war they were unable to withstand the onslaught of the Danes, who fought in better order, keeping together in ranks: after four hours' hard fighting the Saxons were compelled to fall back.
		Fresh messengers were sent throughout the country bidding all the men of Wessex to rally round their king, and on the fourth morning after the defeat Ethelred found himself at the head of larger forces than had fought with him in the last battle.
		King Alfred led his forces forward and fell upon the Danes, and so bravely did the Saxons fight that for some time the day went favourably for them.
	www.online-literature.com /ga-henty/dragon-and-the-raven/5 (4141 words)

	Wessex - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Wessex, kingdom of the West Saxons, located in southern England, east of Cornwall, whose rulers eventually came to control the rest of the country...
		Egbert’s grandson, Alfred, became king of Wessex (871) in one of England’s darkest hours.
		In Berkshire, Wiltshire, and Dorset around 1600 bc, Beaker Culture was replaced by a different and distinctively rich society known as Wessex...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Wessex.html (96 words)

	The Biography Channel - Biography Result
		King of Wessex (from 899), the elder son of Alfred the Great.
		By one of the most decisive military campaigns of the whole Anglo-Saxon period, he conquered and annexed to Wessex the S Danelaw (910–18).
		Although he exercised no direct power in the North, all the chief rulers beyond the R Humber, including the King of the Scots, formally recognized his overlordship in 920.
	www.biography.com /search/article.do?id=9284768&page=print (79 words)

	TimeRef - History Timelines
		At this point Aethelstan was not king of all England, and had to wait until 927 to become overlord of all other kings.
		The king of the Norse in Dublin arrived to assist Olaf but Athelstan was ready for any trouble that they could do and defeated them.
		Edmund, the half-brother of Athelstan, became King of England at the age of 18.
	www.btinternet.com /~timeref/hstt37.htm (337 words)

	thePeerage.com - unknown daughter and others
		Ceolric, King of Wessex was the son of Cutha, King of Wessex.
		Ceolwulf, King of Wessex was the son of Cutha, King of Wessex.
		Cynegils, King of Wessex was the son of Ceolric, King of Wessex.
	www.thepeerage.com /p10267.htm (506 words)

	My Complete Family
		She was married to King of France The Short PEPIN LE BREF.
		King of France CHARLES II Parents: Emperor of Eastern Roman Empire LOUIS "THE GERMAN" and EMMA.
		King of Siluria abt 100 A.D. Parents: King of Siluria CYLLAN.
	members.tripod.com /~grandmab4/d7.htm (1113 words)

	Timeline: 800-900 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		King Egbert of Wessex is recognized as overlord of the other Anglo-Saxon kings.
		Vikings agree in Treaty of Wedmore to divide England between the Danelaw to the north and Wessex in the south.
		King Alfred the Great orders the beginning of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle to be written, one of the first histories of England.
	web.cn.edu /kwheeler/timeline_800.html (628 words)

	History Bookshop.com: Aethelwulf, King of Wessex
		On his way back he was a guest at the court of Charles the Bald, King of the West Franks, and on 1 October 856 he married Charles's 13 year old daughter, Judith.
		It was probably while in France that he learned of Aethelbald's intention to continue to rule Wessex, despite his father's homecoming.
		Aethelwulf chose to accept a division of his kingdom, leaving Wessex to his son and taking southeast England for himself.
	www.historybookshop.com /articles/people/monarchs/aethelwulf-king-wessex.asp (253 words)

	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Ethelbert of Wessex (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		King Ethelbert of Wessex was a son of Ethelwulf of Wessex and was born in around 835 AD.
		He succeeded his brother, Ethelbald of Wessex, as King of Wessex in 860, but died without issue in about 865.
		His reign saw a Danish plundering of Kent and raids in Northumbria, both led by Ragnar Lodbrok.
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/et/Ethelbert_of_Wessex (92 words)

	Your Legal Rights Under Ælfred, King of Wessex
		If anyone plots against the king's life, by himself or by means of the harbouring of fugitives or his men, he is to be liable for his life and all that he possesses.
		Then I, King Ælfred, gathered them together and ordered to be written many of the ones that our forefathers observed - those that pleased me; and many of the ones that did not please me I rejected with the advice of my councillors, and commanded them to be observed in a different way.
		The Laws outline a wide variety of crimes and appropriate punishments, from cattle-rustling to the rape of a slave girl to cutting a man's long hair off without his consent (short hair was often the sign of a slave, thus to be forcibly shorn would be an insult to one's class).
	www.octavia.net /text/alfredlaw.htm (989 words)

	Cynewulf of Wessex - Definition, explanation
		This article is about Cynewulf of Wessex, an 8th century king of Wessex.
		Cynewulf of Wessex (died 786) was the king of Wessex from 757 until his death.
		He may have come to power under the influence of Æthelbald of Mercia, since he was recorded as a witness to a charter of Æthelbald shortly thereafter.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/c/cy/cynewulf_of_wessex.php (281 words)

	Vikings - A Danish King on the English Throne
		While Harold ascended the throne of Denmark, Cnut was supposed to become king of the English.
		Edmund remained king of Wessex, while Cnut received the country north of the Thames.
		In the same year, at a national assembly at Oxford, both the Danes and English in the kingdom agreed to accept the laws of King Edgar as the foundation of their legal relationships.
	www.apocalyptic-theories.com /society/vikings/daneking.html (720 words)

	TimeRef - History Timelines - ALFRED (The Great, King of Wessex 871-899)
		Alfred the Great, King of Wessex from 871 to 899, is probably the most famous of the Saxon kings because a large amount of information was written about him.
		Alfred's elder brothers became kings of Wessex in succession after the death of their father.
		In 868 Alfred and Athelred were assisting the King of Mercia whose lands were being attacked by the Danes.
	www.btinternet.com /~timeref/hpr1050.htm (585 words)

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