Æthelwulf
Britishnoun
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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
In the succeeding year he died, and the kingdom descended to his weak son, Æthelwulf.
From Early Britain Anglo-Saxon Britain by Allen, Grant
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
But Æthelwulf did not die for a little time after, and took Alfred for a second visit to Rome.
From Our Catholic Heritage in English Literature of Pre-Conquest Days by Hickey, Emily
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