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for assistance against them. The armies of Wessex and Mercia did no serious fighting as
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A Biographical
Dictionary of Dark Age Britain: England, Scotland, and Wales, C. 500-c. 1050
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Burgred
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984:, Lady of the Mercians (911–918)
872:Viking activity in Great Britain
475:Anglo-Saxon Chronicle: MS A v. 3
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208:A charter of Burgred's dated 869
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1238:Battle of Rochester
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1372:Battle of Benfleet
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1383:The Danelaw
1362:(893, 1001)
1220:Lindisfarne
1108:(1013–1014)
1053:Northumbria
1047:(1030–1035)
1041:(1035–1040)
1035:(1016–1035)
1029:(1035–1042)
879:Anglo-Saxon
817:East Anglia
546:Ceolwulf II
237:Northumbria
233:East Anglia
218:West Saxons
196:in Wessex.
190:West Saxons
158:Anglo-Saxon
150:Old English
88:Ceolwulf II
74:Predecessor
1759:Categories
1677: 890
1643: 550
1439:Brunanburh
1409:Tettenhall
1391:Buttington
1244:Carhampton
1192: 970
1095: 914
1027:Harthacnut
996:(855–?877)
976: 881
826:West Saxon
741:Beorhtwulf
529:Beorhtwulf
432:, s.a. 874
355:required.)
312:References
241:Nottingham
194:Chippenham
182:Æthelswith
178:Beorhtwulf
127:Æthelswith
78:Beorhtwulf
1724:Old Norse
1632:(527–918)
1626:(653–954)
1620:(410–825)
1614:(519–927)
1589:(866–954)
1583:(865–896)
1523:Brentford
1445:Stainmore
1433:Corbridge
1415:Tempsford
1403:The Holme
1181:(892–896)
1175:(874–890)
1169:(865–870)
1163:(865–878)
1157:(865–877)
1151:(865–870)
1134:(917–927)
1128:(874–880)
1122:(852–874)
1116:(867–872)
1084:(939–941)
1078:(921–934)
1072:(941–944)
1060:(883–895)
1022:Knýtlinga
982:Æthelflæd
946:(924–939)
944:Æthelstan
940:(899–924)
934:(871–899)
928:(839–858)
926:Æthelwulf
922:(802–839)
901:(unk–867)
895:(757–796)
794:Æthelstan
761:Æthelflæd
711:Beornwulf
676:Æthelbald
508:Burgred 4
500:Burgred 5
214:Æthelwulf
186:Æthelwulf
156:) was an
84:Successor
1657:Treaties
1602:English
1528:Assandun
1499:Ringmere
1271:(865–78)
1167:Hvitserk
1102:England
1015:Monarchs
952:(946–954
920:Ecgberht
916:Wessex:
726:Ecgberht
701:Cynehelm
696:Coenwulf
691:Ecgfrith
681:Beornred
671:Ceolwald
651:Wulfhere
611:Cynewald
540:852–874
300:See also
264:Ceolwulf
160:king of
146:Burghred
1687:Culture
1581:Danelaw
1547:Fulford
1206:Battles
1179:Hastein
1173:Guthrum
1058:Guthred
766:Ælfwynn
746:Burgred
736:Wigstan
731:Wigmund
666:Ceolred
661:Coenred
469:Sources
411:Burgred
404::
280:" (now
253:Lindsey
154:Burhræd
142:Burhred
138:Burgred
69:852–874
48:Legend:
35:Burgred
1630:Mercia
1612:Wessex
1587:Jorvik
1567:Places
1555:(1066)
1549:(1066)
1540:(1066)
1501:(1010)
1495:(1002)
1489:(1001)
1483:(1001)
1475:Maldon
1194:–1024)
1008:Viking
950:Eadred
799:Eadgar
721:Wiglaf
716:Ludeca
616:Creoda
606:Cnebba
485:
455:
398:
376:
349:
257:Repton
249:Alfred
174:Mercia
168:Family
162:Mercia
140:(also
120:Spouse
108:Burial
1666:(886)
1645:–918)
1477:(991)
1447:(954)
1441:(937)
1435:(918)
1429:(918)
1423:(917)
1421:Derby
1417:(917)
1411:(910)
1405:(902)
1399:(894)
1393:(893)
1374:(894)
1368:(893)
1356:(886)
1350:(878)
1336:(878)
1330:(878)
1324:(877)
1318:(871)
1312:(871)
1306:(871)
1300:(871)
1294:(870)
1286:(867)
1280:(867)
1252:(851)
1246:(843)
1240:(842)
1234:(838)
1228:(835)
1222:(793)
1097:–921)
990:(878)
978:–911)
646:Oswiu
641:Peada
631:Penda
626:Cearl
621:Pybba
284:) in
66:Reign
1618:Kent
1161:Ubba
1033:Cnut
815:and
813:Kent
686:Offa
636:Eowa
601:Icel
483:ISBN
453:ISBN
374:ISBN
286:Rome
268:Rome
247:and
235:and
200:Life
103:Rome
98:Died
502:at
413:".
341:doi
255:to
144:or
101:888
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1674:c.
1640:c.
1189:c.
1092:c.
973:c.
477:,
437:^
319:^
296:.
288:.
152::
148:;
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857:t
850:v
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