Based around its capital of Tamworth, Mercia went through rapid expansion throughout the 6th and 7th centuries to be one of the ‘big three’ kingdoms of England along with Northumbria and Wessex. Wulfhere or Wulfar († 675) was an early King of Mercia. Æthelred (/ ˈ æ θ əl r ɛ d /; died after 704) was King of Mercia from 675 until 704. Mercia was one of the great seven Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England, alongside East Anglia, Essex, Kent, Northumbria Sussex and Wessex. Higginson's Wulfhere serves as a good prequel for Bernard Cornwell's series of Saxon Tales. In 704, Æthelred abdicated in favour of Coenred to become a monk. Wulfhere came out of exile to claim the throne and take it back from Oswiu of Northumbria—restoring the power of Mercia after its disastrous defeat at the Battle of Winwaed. ; 9th BRETWALDA (High King) Born: ? He was the first Christian king of all of Mercia, though it is not known when or how he converted from Anglo-Saxon paganism. For some two hundred years from the mid-7th century onwards it was the dominant member of the Heptarchy and consequently the most powerful of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.
Wulfhere or Wulfar (died 675) was King of Mercia from 658 until 675 AD. c.674 - King Wulfhere of Mercia leads an army against King Ecgfrith of Northumbria, but is defeated in battle and … While Higginson's writing is not as earthy as Cornwell's --Higginson hews closer to the writing style of Harold Lamb-- there is just as much intrigue and action to found in Higginson's tale of Wulfhere of Mercia as there is in Cornwell's Saxon series.
He was a son of the Mercian king Wulfhere, whose brother Æthelred succeeded to the throne in 675 on Wulfhere's death.
Wulfhere (c.640 — 675) va ser un rei de Mèrcia, regne anglosaxó situat en el que avui constitueixen les actuals Midlands angleses, des de finals dels anys 650 fins a la seva mort el 675.. La seva arribada al tron va marcar el final del domini d'Oswiu de Northúmbria sobre el sud d'Anglaterra. His accession marked the end of Oswiu of Northumbria's overlordship of southern England, and Wulfhere extended his influence over much of that region. He was the first Christian king of all of Mercia, though it is not known when or how he converted from Anglo-Saxon paganism. It is not quite clear exactly when he seized the throne from his cousin, King Ceorl of Mercia, but a date of around AD 626 is generally accepted.
Wulfhere sponsors Aethelwalh's conversion to Christianity and the latter marries Princess Eafa, daughter of King Eanfrith of Hwicce, another Mercian sub-king. Coenred (also spelled Cenred or Cœnred fl. He established a clear boundary between the two kingdoms and secured an alliance by marrying into the Northumbrian royal family. Wulfhere or Wulfar (died 675) was King of Mercia from 658 until 675 AD. A.B. conquered West Britain via Battle of Badon Hill, defeating Cadwaladr Fendigaid, q.v.
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