Ethelwulf King Of Wessex

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Ethelwulf King Of Wessex
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Notes

Ethelwulf became king of the West Saxons in England when his father, Egbert, died in 839. In 851, he became the first ruler in all western Europe to defeat a viking army in a major battle.

Source: 'The World Book Encyclopedia', 1968, p E291. 'Royalty for Commoners', Roderick W. Stuart, 1993, p 185.

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