Saint Ceolwulf was King of Northumbria from 729 until 737, except for a short period in 731 or 732 when he was briefly deposed and then restored to power...

Ceolwulf of Northumbria (Saint Ceolwulf), King of Northumbria Ceolwulf of Wessex, King of Wessex Ceolulfus, Bishop of Lindsey, also known as Ceolwulf This disambiguation...

Osric for his decision to adopt Ceolwulf, brother of Coenred, as his heir. Higham, N.J., The Kingdom of Northumbria AD 350-1100. Stroud: Sutton, 1993...

George. "Ceolwulf." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 3. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1908. 18 May 2013 Higham, N.J., The Kingdom of Northumbria AD 350-1100...

Northumbria, a kingdom of Angles, in what is now northern England and south-east Scotland, was initially divided into two kingdoms: Bernicia and Deira...

dedicates it to Ceolwulf, king of Northumbria. The preface mentions that Ceolwulf received an earlier draft of the book; presumably, Ceolwulf knew enough...

while the south-west was left to the English king Ceolwulf, allegedly a Danish puppet. When Ceolwulf's rule came to an end he was succeeded as ruler of...

became ruler of Northumbria following the second abdication of his cousin Ceolwulf, who entered the monastery at Lindisfarne. Unlike Ceolwulf's first abdication...

northern neighbour Bernicia to form the kingdom of Northumbria. The Anglo-Saxon king Edwin of Northumbria was baptized there in 627 and the first Anglo-Saxon...

defeating Æthelfrith of Northumbria, he was able to install Edwin, who was acquiescent to his authority, as the new king of Northumbria. During the battle...

King Ceolwulf c. 611. His relationship to Ceolwulf is uncertain. Cynegils is variously described in West Saxon sources as being a son of Ceolwulf, a son...

East Anglia and most of the North of England. The final Mercian king, Ceolwulf II, died in 879 with the kingdom appearing to have lost its political independence...

from his kingdom. After Burgred left, the Vikings appointed a Mercian Ceolwulf to replace him, demanding oaths of loyalty to them. Burgred retired to...

Latin: Aldfrid, Aldfridus; died 14 December 704 or 705) was king of Northumbria from 685 until his death. He is described by early writers such as Bede...

Leo III Genshō Japan Empress of Japan 3 March 724 Shōmu Ceolwulf Northumbria King of Northumbria 737 Eadberht Shōmu Japan Emperor of Japan 19 August 749...

Vikings conquered East Anglia. In 874 the Vikings expelled King Burgred and Ceolwulf became the last King of Mercia with their support. In 877 the Vikings partitioned...

Mercian King Burghred being deposed and replaced by a Danish-puppet regent, Ceolwulf. Following this victory the Army split in two – one half under Guthrum...

King Osric of Northumbria nominates Ceolwulf, a distant cousin and brother of Coenred, as his successor. After Osric's death, Ceolwulf takes the throne...

support, Ceolwulf became the last King of Mercia. In 877 the Vikings partitioned Mercia, taking the eastern regions for themselves and allowing Ceolwulf to...

the British Isles, even visiting the archbishop of York and King Ceolwulf of Northumbria. His ecumenical writings were extensive and included a number of...

Vikings return to Northumbria. Autumn – Vikings return to Mercia, taking up winter quarters at Repton; Repton Abbey is abandoned. 874 Ceolwulf II becomes ruler...

Burgred of Mercia being deposed and replaced by a Danish puppet-regent, Ceolwulf. Following this victory, the Great Army split in two – one half under Halfdan...

replaced by Ceolwulf. According to Alfred the Great's biographer Asser, the Vikings then split into two bands. Halfdan led one band north to Northumbria, where...

series of raids", while Wessex was ruled by Alfred the Great and Mercia by Ceolwulf II of Mercia.   According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, a raid by Gruffudd...

Edgar the Peaceful Aelfled of Bernicia Ælfflæd of Mercia (II), daughter of Ceolwulf I of Mercia, wife of Wigmund of Mercia, mother of Wigstan of Mercia Æthelflæd...

his brother, Ceolwulf; a post-Conquest legend claims that his son Cynehelm was murdered to gain the succession. Within two years Ceolwulf had been deposed...

English Mercia shortly after the death or disappearance of its last king, Ceolwulf II in 879. Æthelred's rule was confined to the western half, as eastern...

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northern Northumbria, Lothian and much of the Kingdom of Strathclyde formed the diocese of Lindisfarne. In 737, Saint Ceolwulf of Northumbria abdicated...

be more used in the south (Wessex) and eth in the North (Mercia and Northumbria). Separate letters th were preferred in the earliest period in Northern...