EGGBET - AN OVERVIEW

Minimal is thought of the initial 20 years of Ecgberht's reign, but it is assumed that he was capable to keep up the independence of Wessex against the kingdom of Mercia, which At the moment dominated the opposite southern English kingdoms. In 825, Ecgberht defeated Beornwulf of Mercia, ended Mercia's supremacy at the Struggle of Ellandun, and proc