Ceol

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England at the time of Ceol

Ceol (also Ceola, Ceolric ; † 594/597) was from 591 to around 597 or from 588 to 594 king of the Gewissæ , an ethnic group that formed the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex in the late 7th century as "West Saxons" .

Life

Ceol comes from the House of Wessex and is considered the son of Cutha (also Cuthwulf) and grandson of Cynric . The reign of his uncle Ceawlin apparently ended with unrest in the royal family. Ceol came to power around 588/591 and Ceawlin was expelled after a "great massacre" near Wôdnesbeorg (near Wansdyke or Alton Priors in Wiltshire ). Around 592/593, Ceawlin and his otherwise unknown presumed relatives Cwichelm and Crida died. After the death of Ceawlin, the supremacy of the Gewissæ waned. Æthelberht of Kent, who through his marriage an alliance with the Frankish Empire , Europethe most powerful state at the time was gaining influence. No further details are known about Ceol's five or six year reign. He died around 594/597. He was succeeded by his brother Ceolwulf (594 / 597-611), who was then followed by Ceol's son Cynegils (611-642).

Ceol's name causes some problems: Usually he is equated with Ceolric, seen as the brother of his successor Ceolwulf and as the father of his successor Cynegils. The fact that Ceolwulf also had a son named Cynegils is taken for a confusion between Ceol and Ceolwulf, whose "nickname" may also have been "Ceol / Ceola", by medieval scribes.

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literature

  • Barbara Yorke : Wessex in the early Middle Ages (Studies in the Early History of Britain) , Continuum, 1995, ISBN 978-0718518561 .
  • Barbara Yorke: Kings and Kingdoms of early Anglo-Saxon England . Routledge, London-New York 2002, ISBN 978-0-415-16639-3 . PDF (6.2 MB)
  • DP Kirby: The Earliest English Kings , Routledge, London-New York 2000, ISBN 978-0415242110 .
  • DN Dumville: The West Saxon genealogical regnal list and the chronology of early Wessex , Peritia, 4/1985, pp. 21-66.
  • Lapidge et al. (Ed.): The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Anglo-Saxon England . Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford et al. a. 2001, ISBN 978-0-6312-2492-1 .
  • John Cannon, Anne Hargreaves: The Kings and Queens of Britain , Oxford University Press, 2009 (2nd revised edition), ISBN 978-0-19-955922-0 , p. 54.

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Remarks

  1. ^ A b Barbara Yorke: Kings and Kingdoms of early Anglo-Saxon England . Routledge, London-New York 2002, ISBN 978-0-415-16639-3 , p. 133.
  2. ^ A b Simon Keynes: Kings of the West Saxons . In: Lapidge et al. (Ed.): The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Anglo-Saxon England . Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford et al. a. 2001, ISBN 978-0-6312-2492-1 , pp. 511-514.
  3. ↑ a b Anglo-Saxon Chronicle for the year 611
  4. ↑ Barbara Yorke: Wessex in the early Middle Ages (Studies in the Early History of Britain) , Continuum, 1995, ISBN 978-0718518561 , p. 35.
  5. ↑ Barbara Yorke: Ceawlin  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.oxforddnb.com   (paid registration required). In: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , Oxford University Press, 2004. Retrieved November 13, 2011
  6. ^ SE Kelly: Æthelberht ; In: Michael Lapidge et al. (Ed.): The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Anglo-Saxon England . Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford et al. a. 2001, ISBN 978-0-6312-2492-1 , p. 13
  7. ↑ a b Barbara Yorke: Ceol  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.oxforddnb.com   (paid registration required). In: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , Oxford University Press, 2004. Retrieved November 13, 2011
  8. ^ Anglo-Saxon Chronicle for the year 591
  9. ^ Anglo-Saxon Chronicle for the year 597
  10. ↑ Anglo-Saxon Chronicle for the year 676
predecessor Office successor
Ceawlin King of Wessex
591–597
or 588–594 		Ceolwulf
personal data
SURNAME Ceol
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ceola; Ceolric
BRIEF DESCRIPTION King of Wessex
DATE OF BIRTH 6th century
DATE OF DEATH 594 or 597