Beorhtwulf (Old English: [ˈbeorˠxtwuɫf], meaning "bright wolf"; also spelled Berhtwulf; died 852) was King of Mercia, a kingdom of Anglo-Saxon England...

became king of Mercia in 852, and may have been related to his predecessor Beorhtwulf. After Easter in 853, Burgred married Æthelswith, daughter of Æthelwulf...

the Vikings. Wiglaf died in about 839, and was eventually succeeded by Beorhtwulf, though one tradition records his son, Wigmund as having reigned briefly...

Estuary before turning north, and engages the Mercian forces under King Beorhtwulf. The Mercians are defeated, and retreat to their settlements. The Vikings...

television and film projects, including Antigonus in Oliver Stone's Alexander, Beorhtwulf of Mercia in an episode of History Channel's Vikings and Showtime's The...

over 15,000 men. Having sacked Canterbury and London and defeated King Beorhtwulf of Mercia in battle, the Danes crossed the Thames into Surrey, but were...

time Wessex had clearly become the dominant power in England. Circa 840 Beorhtwulf succeeded Wiglaf. In 852, Burgred came to the throne, and with Ethelwulf...

carried on 350 ships, arrived in the Thames estuary. Having defeated King Beorhtwulf of Mercia in battle, the Danes moved on to invade Wessex, but were decisively...

monastic orders instead. Beorhtwulf, possibly Wigstan's great-uncle, became king instead. William of Malmesbury claims that Beorhtwulf's son, Beorhtfrith, wished...

to a prior Mercian king, Beornred, as well as two subsequent rulers, Beorhtwulf and Burgred— all members of the so-called B-dynasty or group. Though this...

mouth of the Thames and stormed Canterbury and London and put to flight Beorhtwulf, King of Mercia with his army, and then went south over the Thames into...

the son of Wiglaf, King of Mercia (827–839). Wiglaf was succeeded by Beorhtwulf and his son Berhtfrith sought to marry King Wigmund's widow so that he...

to Wigmund, son of King Wiglaf, and then to Beorhtfrith, son of King Beorhtwulf. Far from being "an unwise king's thane", it is clear that Ceolwulf was...

Wigstan 840 Son of Wigmund. Declined the kingship and was later murdered by Beorhtwulf. Canonised (St Wystan). 849 Ælfflæd (Queen) 840 Daughter of Ceolwulf I...

the 9th-century St Wystan, who was murdered by Beorhtfrith, the son of Beorhtwulf, king of Mercia, after Wystan objected to Beorhtfrith's plan to marry...

(Baegia), land granted by Æthelbald, King of Mercia; granted to Worcester by Beorhtwulf 841; later claimed by Evesham dissolved Daeglesford Priory Deerhurst Abbey...

Ithel assisted King Rhodri the Great of Gwynedd against the invasions of Beorhtwulf, earl of Mercia, and his brother "Ithelwlf". According to the Annals of...

Ecgberht, King (829–830) Wigmund, King (c.840) Ælfflæd, Regent (c.840) Beorhtwulf, King (840–852) Burgred, King (852–874) Ceolwulf II, King (874–c.879)...

Wigstan refused to become king, preferring a life of religion. His relative Beorhtwulf then asked for permission to marry the widowed queen, Æfflæd, and when...

revered as a saint. The Mercian throne is seized by Berhtric's father, Beorhtwulf.: 238–239  Vikings make permanent settlements with their first 'wintering...

Brihtwulf of Mercia, Kwenthrith and Burgred's uncle. Based on the historical Beorhtwulf of Mercia. James Murphy as Ansgar, a monk trying to convert Vikings in...

839 King Wiglaf of Mercia dies and is succeeded, probably in 840, by Beorhtwulf. Ecgberht, King of Wessex, dies and is succeeded by his son Æthelwulf...

had plundered London and Canterbury previously, and had also put king Beorhtwulf of Mercia to flight. The chronicler refers to the battlefield as Aclea...

S180 - (AD816) Cenwulf granting privileges to Deneberht. S201 - (AD851) Beorhtwulf granting land to St Mary's, Worcester. Æthelwulf died between 816 and...

Mercian kings noted by Dr. Barbara Yorke that included Beornred, Beornwulf, Beorhtwulf and Burgred. The name Beorma has been used to establish and promote links...

his clerics to issue a charter granting lands in Worcestershire to King Beorhtwulf of Mercia. The medieval manorial history of Glen is outlined by John Nichols...

Estuary before turning north, and engages the Mercian forces under King Beorhtwulf. The Mercians are defeated, and retreat to their settlements. The Vikings...

his own mother, Ælflædd, marrying Beorhtfrith's father, the new king Beorhtwulf. Another sanctified Mercian royal was Æthelberht II of East Anglia, who—according...

revered as a saint. The Mercian throne is seized by Berhtric's father, Beorhtwulf.: 238–239  Vikings make permanent settlements with their first 'wintering...

(Baegia), land granted by Æthelbald, King of Mercia; granted to Worcester by Beorhtwulf 841; later claimed by Evesham dissolved Daeglesford Priory 51°55′48″N...