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Beornwulf of Mercia

Beornwulf
Silver penny of Beornwulf from a mint in East Anglia, struck 823–825.
Legend: +beornpvlf rex
King of Mercia
Reign823–826
PredecessorCeolwulf I
SuccessorLudeca
Died826

Beornwulf (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. His name derives from the Old English terms beorn 'man, warrior' and wulf 'wolf'.[1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ "berne, n.", Oxford English Dictionary (3 ed.), Oxford University Press, 2 March 2023, doi:10.1093/oed/2335390817, retrieved 16 October 2024
  2. ^ "beorn", Wiktionary, the free dictionary, 3 July 2022, retrieved 16 October 2024
  3. ^ "wolf, n.", Oxford English Dictionary (3 ed.), Oxford University Press, 6 February 2024, doi:10.1093/oed/6647787904, retrieved 16 October 2024
  4. ^ "wulf", Wiktionary, the free dictionary, 30 September 2024, retrieved 16 October 2024

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