- Patrick, Bede,
Bretwaldas and the
Origins of the Gens Anglorum, pp. 118–119. Fanning,
Steven (1991), "Bede, Imperium, and the
Bretwaldas", Speculum, vol...
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other Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.
Ceawlin is also
named as one of the
eight "
bretwaldas", a
title given in the
Chronicle to
eight rulers who had overlordship...
- and he was the
eighth king who was 'Wide-ruler'. The
previous seven bretwaldas are also
named by the Chronicler, who
gives the same
seven names that...
- the late
ninth century Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, he is
referred to as a
bretwalda, or "Britain-ruler". He was the
first English king to
convert to Christianity...
-
Legendary kings of
Britain List of
British monarchs,
since 1707
England Bretwaldas /
Heptarchy Angles Bernicia Deira East
Anglia Elmet Es****
Hwicce Isle...
- in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle,
written centuries after his death, as a
bretwalda (an Old
English term
meaning 'Britain-ruler' or 'wide-ruler'). He was...
-
portal History of Anglo-Saxon
England Cornovii (Cornish)
Related terms:
Bretwalda, High King for
hegemons among kings Compare:
Tetrarchy Five
Burghs Kirby...
- Chronicle—another
important source for the period—describes
these seven as
bretwaldas or brytenwaldas, a
title translated as "Britain-ruler" or "Wide-ruler"...
- of Wes**** Born: 847–849
October 26
Regnal titles Preceded by Æthelred
Bretwalda 871–899 Last
holder King of the West
Saxons 871–c. 886
Became king of...
- has been seen as
significant in
defining the
status and
powers of the
bretwaldas, in fact it is a word Bede used
regularly as an
alternative to regnum;...
