Æthelwulf

/ ˈæθəlˌwʊlf /

noun

1. a variant spelling of Ethelwulf

Example Sentences

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

Read more on BBC

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.

Read more on The New Yorker

“Athelwulf, the son of Wulfhere.”

Read more on Project Gutenberg

Under Æthelwulf, Alfred’s father, Winchester had become the chief city of England; for while the other kingdoms went down before the Northern pirates, Wessex still stood its ground.

Read more on Project Gutenberg

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.

Read more on Project Gutenberg