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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 (... – 883 circa) fu re di Mercia dall'874 all'881 o 883 circa. Nell' 873 - 874 i Danesi attaccarono il regno di Mercia, conquistandone la capitale, Repton.
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.
3 mag 2023 · Ceolwulf II of Mercia is barely mentioned in the historical record. When he is referenced, it’s in dispatches and rather unflattering, but who was he? Did he play an important role alongside Alfred the Great in defending England or was he nothing more than a Viking puppet?
9 giu 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.
Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians (or Ealdorman Æthelred of Mercia; died 911) became ruler of 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 Mercia was then part of the Viking -ruled Danelaw .
30 nov 2018 · Ceolwulf II ceded the eastern part of Mercia to the Vikings for colonization in 879 CE and it became part of the Danelaw (region of Britain dominated by Danish laws and customs) while Ceolwulf II was allowed to govern in western Mercia by consent of the Danes.
