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Ceolwulf II (died c. 879) was the last king of independent Mercia. [1] He succeeded Burgred of Mercia who was deposed by the Vikings in 874. His reign is generally dated 874 to 879 based on a Mercian regnal list which gives him a reign of five years.
Ceolwulf II (muerto c. 879) fue el último rey de Mercia independiente. 1 Sucedió a Burgred de Mercia, depuesto por los Vikingos en 874. Su reinado se data generalmente entre 874 y 879 basado en una lista real merciana que le otorga reinado de cinco años.
Despite having been called 'a foolish king's Thane' by the pro-Wessex Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Ceolwulf evidently enjoyed cordial relations with Alfred, king of Wessex and he was accepted as the legitimate king of Mercia. The two kings issued coinage of a similar design. The death of Ceolwulf II.
30 de nov. de 2018 · Ceolwulf II ceded the eastern part of Mercia to the Vikings for colonization in 879 CE and it became part of the Danelaw (region of Britain dominated by Danish laws and customs) while Ceolwulf II was allowed to govern in western Mercia by consent of the Danes.
Ceolwulf (fl. 874-79) was the last king of the Mercians. His predecessor Burgred was driven out by the Vikings in late 873 or early 874; the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle calls Ceolwulf "a foolish king's thegn" who owed his kingship to the Vikings.
30 de nov. de 2018 · Ceolwulf cedió la parte oriental de Mercia a los vikingos para su colonización en el 879 y se convirtió en parte de Danelaw (región de Gran Bretaña, dominada por las leyes y costumbres danesas) mientras que Ceolwulf II pudo gobernar en Mercia occidental por consentimiento de los daneses.
3 de may. de 2023 · Ceolwulf II of Mercia is barely mentioned in the historical record. When he is referenced, it’s in dispatches and rather unflattering, but who was he? Did he play an important role alongside Alfred the Great in defending England or was he nothing more than a Viking puppet? Here is the story of Ceolwulf, the last king of Mercia. History Rulers.
