Æthelwulf
Britishnoun
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King Æthelwulf - the father of King Alfred and the conqueror of Viking Northumbria.
From 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.
From The New Yorker
“Athelwulf, the son of Wulfhere.”
From 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.
From 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.
From Project Gutenberg
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