Ceolwulf I. of Mercien

Britain early 9th century

Ceolwulf I († 823 ) was the brother of the Mercian king Cenwulf . After his death in 821, Ceolwulf was made king of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of Mercia and Kent . His reign lasted only two years.

During his brief reign, he continued his predecessor's expansive policy towards the Welsh kingdoms and briefly brought the Powys Kingdom under his control with the capture of Deganwy Fortress in 822 . Since the beginning of his reign, Ceolwulf was confronted with internal political disagreements and innumerable disputes, at the same time he seemed to lose control of Kent. Ceolwulf was overthrown in 823 by his successor Beornwulf .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ J. Campbell, The Anglo-Saxons , p. 101; B. Yorke, Kings and Kingdoms, p. 122
2. ^ PH Sawyer, Anglo-Saxon Charters , no. 1435
3. ^ DP Kirby, The Earliest English Kings , p. 155
4. ^ FM Stenton, Anglo-Saxon England , p. 231; ASC , s. a. 821

literature

source

• Anglo-Saxon Charters: An Annotated List and Bibliography, Peter Hayes Sawyer (Ed.), Royal Historical Society, London 1968, ISBN 0-901050-18-0 .
• The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle: MS A v. 3 , Janet Bately (Ed.), Brewer, Rochester (NY) 1986, ISBN 0-85991-103-9 .

Secondary literature

• James Campbell (Ed.): The Anglo-Saxons. Phaidon, London 1982, ISBN 0-7148-2149-7 .
• DP Kirby: The Earliest English Kings , Unwin Hyman, London 1991, ISBN 0-0444-5691-3 .
• Frank M. Stenton: Anglo-Saxon England . Oxford University Press, Oxford 1971, ISBN 0-1928-0139-2 .
• 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)

predecessor	Office	successor
Cenwulf	King of Mercien 821–823	Beornwulf