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Ceolwulf II (died c. 879) was the last king of independent Mercia. He succeeded Burgred of Mercia who was deposed by the Vikings in 874. His reign is generally dated 874 to 879 based on a Mercian regnal list which gives him a reign of five years.
Ceolwulf II ( fl. 874-879) règne sur la Mercie dans les années 870. Biographie. L'ascendance de Ceolwulf II est inconnue, quoique son nom suggère une parenté avec les frères Cenwulf et Ceolwulf Ier, qui règnent successivement sur la Mercie de 796 à 823 1. Il succède à Burgred, chassé de son royaume par les Vikings en 874.
The Rise of Ceolwulf II and the Last Days of Mercia by Mick Baker, 2 May 2007: For seven years, the Great Army of Vikings led by Ivarr the Boneless and Halfdan 'Wide Embrace' had been ravaging England. Northumbria had been conquered, and their rival kings - Osberht and Aelle - had been slain. East Anglia was also taken, and its king, Edmund ...
Ceolwulf II était un roi du royaume de Mercie au IX e siècle de notre ère. En 874, les Vikings dont Eivor, s'allièrent au noble Ceolwulf afin de l'aider à monter sur le trône de Mercie et d'en déposséder le roi Burgred.
3 mai 2023 · Who was Ceolwulf II of Mercia? A forgotten king lost to history or a key player in the defence of England against the Vikings? Join us on a journey to uncover the story of the last king of Mercia.
9 juin 2019 · We will dive into the long and highly fraught history of Ceolwulf II of Mercia, a man thought to be a minor nobleman and puppet king of the Vikings but who could now be considered a close ally of Alfred the Great and pivotal figure in pre-Norman British history.
18 mars 2024 · Meanwhile, Ceolwulf II disappeared from the historical record in 877. A successor, Æthelred, is not recorded until 881. He inherited a Mercia, now half its former size and at war with the Welsh — an easy target for future Viking attacks.
