Æthelwulf

British  

/ ˈæθəlˌwʊlf /

noun

1. a variant spelling of Ethelwulf

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Example Sentences

King Æthelwulf - the father of King Alfred and the conqueror of Viking Northumbria.

From BBC • May 17, 2019

If you were Æthelwulf, the King of Wessex in the ninth century, you saw your sons, basically, as a chance to riff on the splendor of your own appellation.

From The New Yorker • May 9, 2019

First, alderman Æthelwulf fought the Danes at Englefield, and beat them.

From Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook by Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham

But with the reign of Æthelwulf, Ælfred's father, it becomes comparatively copious, though its records still remain dry and matter-of-fact, a bare statement of facts, without comment or emotional display.

From Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain by Allen, Grant

It was farther off from the main points of attack, and had the incalculable advantage of a succession of capable kings: Egbert, Æthelwulf, and—at the time of our story—Alfred.

From A Maid at King Alfred?s Court by Madison, Lucy Foster