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Beornwulf of Mercia
King of Mercia from 823 to 826 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Beornwulf; Old English for "Bear Wolf"; (died 826) was the King of Mercia, a kingdom of Anglo-Saxon England, from 823 until his death in 826. His short reign saw the collapse of Mercia's supremacy over the other kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy.
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Beornwulf | |
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King of Mercia | |
Reign | 823–826 |
Predecessor | Ceolwulf I |
Successor | Ludeca |
Died | 826 |
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