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\u00c6thelwulf<\/strong>: birth c. 795\/crowned King of Wessex, 839 at age 44\/death 858 at age 63\/spouse, Osburh married in 830 and Judith of Flanders married in 856
House<\/strong>: Wessex\/Father<\/strong>, Egbert, King of Wessex\/Mother<\/strong>, name unknown
Children<\/strong>: \u00c6thelstan, King of Kent (839); \u00c6thelswith, Queen of Mercia; \u00c6thelbald, King of Wessex (858-860); \u00c6thelberht, King of Wessex (860-865); \u00c6thelred I, King of Wessex (865-871); Alfred the Great (871-899)
Reign<\/strong>: 839-855<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the TV series Vikings, \u00c6thelwulf gets a bad rap. His father loves him, but not half as much as he loves Ragnar Lothbrok, King of the Vikings, Ragnar\u2019s first wife Lagertha, Earl and shield maiden, and Ragnar\u2019s counselor, \u00c6thelstan. \u00c6thelwulf is forced by his father to fight with and defend Ragnar\u2019s warriors even though none of them like or trust him. When he\u2019s away fighting, his wife Judith shares a medieval hot tub with \u00c6thelstan, her father, and Lagertha, ultimately beginning an affair with \u00c6thelstan.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Moe Dunford played Aethelwulf, King of Wessex in Vikings
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Primary sources of information about \u00c6thelwulf, King of Wessex, tell a different story. These sources are the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle<\/em> (see Vortigern: Myth and Legend<\/a>), historical accounts, and surviving charters, along with genealogical records and later biographical works. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle<\/em> provides key insights into \u00c6thelwulf’s reign, including details about his battles, Viking invasions during his reign, and his religious piety. Later historical accounts and biographies, such as those found in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography<\/em> and the Dictionary of National Biography<\/em>, offer further context and analysis of his life and reign. The earliest surviving charter of a king of Wessex is a grant by King \u00c6thelwulf, dated 28 May 843 (Stowe Charter 17), which provides insights into his governance and land ownership. Records of his lineage and family, such as those found in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle<\/em> and other genealogical sources, help us understand his place in the Wessex royal family. Other sources include accounts from the Annals of St. Neots<\/a> and other medieval chronicles, as well as modern historical analyses and biographies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The image below is of King \u00c6thelwulf (in the center) from a genealogical roll chronicle produced in the reign of Edward I (1272-1307). He is shown against a shiny gold background, with his left hand on his heart. The French text beside him focuses on the gifts of money he gave to the Pope. Beside him is a man on stilts playing a pipe with an animal head. This is a leaf that has been detached from Cotton MS Otho B XI, one of the manuscripts of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle<\/em> now housed in the British Library, London<\/a>. You can visit the British Library in London and request to view specific manuscripts.<\/p>\n\n\n

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<\/a>Source: British Library<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Information taken from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle,<\/em> historical accounts, charters, and genealogical records indicate that \u00c6thelwulf was a fierce warrior who fought with his father King Egbert<\/a> against the increasing Viking raids both on the coast and inland. He arranged the marriage of his daughter \u00c6thelswith<\/a> to Mercian King Burgred<\/a> in 853, which led to closer cooperation between the kingdoms of Wessex and Mercia. Neither kingdom relinquished their independence but helped each other out militarily and economically. There is evidence that the two kingdoms started up what is known as a joint coinage system, the significance of which is discussed in Currency and Alliances: History and Coinage of Southern England in the Ninth Century<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c6thelwulf and his first wife Osburh had six sons; all but one of them given names beginning with \u00c6thel (meaning \u2018noble\u2019). He married a second time, negotiating an alliance with France by marrying Judith, the daughter of the Carolingian king of West Francia, known as Charles the Bald<\/a>. It is not known if Osburh had died or was simply cast aside when \u00c6thelwulf negotiated this more important marriage alliance. \u00c6thelwulf and Judith were married on October 1, 856. A consecration ceremony at the royal palace of Verberie-sur-Oise in northern France gave Judith the title of queen, making her the first crowned queen of England. Charles had won from \u00c6thelwulf a promise that Judith would be crowned queen upon their marriage; earlier wives of Saxon kings were known quite simply as the \u201cking\u2019s wife\u201d rather than carrying a royal title of their own. Two generations later, the queen\u2019s consecration was made standard liturgy in the Church of England.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Source: Biography of Judith of France<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 851, \u00c6thelwulf and his son \u00c6thelbald (with Osburh) were a power couple that inflicted a number of defeats against the Vikings. After success at the battle of Aclea, there was a lull in Viking raids<\/a>. During that time, \u00c6thelwulf went on pilgrimage to Rome and appointed \u00c6thelbald King of Wessex and \u00c6thelberht, his next oldest son, King of Kent, which had been conquered by Wessex thirty years earlier. When Aethelwulf returned, his son \u00c6thelbald refused to give up the crown. To avoid a civil war, most historians believe that \u00c6thelbald continued to be King of Wessex while \u00c6thelberht gave up Kent to his father. When \u00c6thelwulf died in 858, \u00c6thelbald continued as King of Wessex while his brother regained his kingship of Kent.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Map of Southern Britain during the 9th Century<\/a>
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