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Ceolwulf, occasionally spelt Ceolwulph, may refer to:

  • Ceolwulf I of Mercia, King of Mercia
  • Ceolwulf II of Mercia, King of Mercia
  • Ceolwulf of Northumbria (Saint Ceolwulf), King of Northumbria
  • Ceolwulf of Wessex, King of Wessex
  • Ceolulfus, Bishop of Lindsey, also known as Ceolwulf

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Ceolwulf

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Ceolwulf, occasionally spelt Ceolwulph, may refer to: Ceolwulf I of Mercia, King of Mercia Ceolwulf II of Mercia, King of Mercia Ceolwulf of Northumbria...

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Ceolwulf II of Mercia

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Ceolwulf II (died c. 879) was the last king of independent Mercia. He succeeded Burgred of Mercia who was deposed by the Vikings in 874. His reign is generally...

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Ceolwulf of Northumbria

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Saint Ceolwulf was King of Northumbria from 729 until 737, except for a short period in 731 or 732 when he was briefly deposed and then restored to power...

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Ceolwulf I of Mercia

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Ceolwulf I was the King of Mercia, a kingdom of Anglo-Saxon England, from 821 until his deposition in 823. He was the brother of Coenwulf, his predecessor...

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Mercia

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East Anglia and most of the North of England. The final Mercian king, Ceolwulf II, died in 879 with the kingdom appearing to have lost its political independence...

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Cynegils

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King Ceolwulf c. 611. His relationship with Ceolwulf is uncertain. Cynegils is variously described in West Saxon sources as being a son of Ceolwulf, a son...

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Burgred of Mercia

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from his kingdom. After Burgred left, the Vikings appointed a Mercian Ceolwulf to replace him, demanding oaths of loyalty to them. Burgred retired to...

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Beornwulf of Mercia

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Beornwulf became King of Mercia in 823 following the deposition of King Ceolwulf I. His family, as well as the majority of his background, are unknown....

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Pybba of Mercia

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also apparently had a son named Coenwalh. Every king from Penda until Ceolwulf, who was deposed in 823, was said to be a descendant of Pybba, either through...

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Coenwulf of Mercia

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his brother, Ceolwulf; a post-Conquest legend claims that his son Cynehelm was murdered to gain the succession. Within two years Ceolwulf had been deposed...

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Rhodri Mawr

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Ynegydd on Anglesey. In 877, a Danish force, aided by their client king Ceolwulf, assailed Anglesey, intent on avenging Gorm's death and securing communication...

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Bede

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across the British Isles, even visiting the archbishop of York and King Ceolwulf of Northumbria. His ecumenical writings were extensive and included a number...

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Coenred of Northumbria

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young man, vigorous, dissolute, cruel and bold. Ceolwulf claimed descent from Ida of Bernicia. "Ceolwulf was the son of Cutha, Cutha of Cuthwin, Cuthwin...

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Ceolwulf of Lindsey

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Ceolwulf (or Ceolulfus) was a medieval Bishop of Lindsey. Ceolwulf was consecrated in 767. He died in 796. Charlemagne, in about 793–796 wrote to both...

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Wigstan

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Wystan, was the son of Wigmund of Mercia and Ælfflæd, daughter of King Ceolwulf I of Mercia. Like many Mercians of the period very little is known about...

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Guthrum

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Burgred of Mercia being deposed and replaced by a Danish puppet-regent, Ceolwulf. Following this victory, the Great Army split in two – one half under Halfdan...

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611

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becomes king of the West Saxons, or Wessex, after the death of his uncle Ceolwulf (according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle). He rules from 611 to 643 and...

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List of state leaders in the 9th century

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(complete list) – Cœnwulf, King (?–821), also King of Kent and of Mercia Ceolwulf, King (821–823), also King of Kent and of Mercia Beornwulf, King (823–826)...

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Wigmund of Mercia

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later declined kingship. He married Ælfflæd, daughter of Ceolwulf I, which suggests that Ceolwulf II was a descendant of Wigmund and the last king of the...

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Osric of Northumbria

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ill omen. William of Malmesbury praises Osric for his decision to adopt Ceolwulf, brother of Coenred, as his heir. Higham, N.J., The Kingdom of Northumbria...

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Ecclesiastical History of the English People

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dedicates it to Ceolwulf, king of Northumbria. The preface mentions that Ceolwulf received an earlier draft of the book; presumably, Ceolwulf knew enough...

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Leominster

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series of raids", while Wessex was ruled by Alfred the Great and Mercia by Ceolwulf II of Mercia.   According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, a raid by Gruffudd...

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