Æthelmund, an Anglo-Saxon noble, was Ealdorman of Hwicce in the late 8th and early 9th centuries. He was killed in 802 at the Battle of Kempsford by Ealdorman...
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them, the title of king seems to have been given up. Their successor Æthelmund, who was killed in a campaign against Wessex in 802, is described only...
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father, Æthelmund, as Ealdorman of Hwicce. In 804 Æthelric issued a charter in which he gave land to his mother, Ceolburh, presumably Æthelmund's widow...
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terminology under Danish influence rather than a change in function. Æthelmund, Ealdorman of the Hwicce Ælfhere, ealdorman of Mercia (d. 983) Ælfhelm...
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returns to Wessex, and is accepted as the new king. Battle of Kempsford: Æthelmund, ealdorman of Hwicce, is killed during the battle by his rival Weohstan...
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were part of Mercia) attacked, under the leadership of their ealdorman, Æthelmund. Weohstan, a Wessex ealdorman, met him with men from Wiltshire; according...
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and in 759 to Abbot Headda. In 770 Uhtred issued a charter to his thegn Æthelmund. Another grant, to Coelmund, is dated 756, apparently in error for 777...
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described as having been at one time the chaplain to the sisters of a king, Æthelmund, whose mother was named Sæwara. Folcard names two of Sæwara's kinsmen...
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previously supported the Vikings, and an ealdorman in Mercia, probably Æthelmund, who had been appointed by Edmund in 940. When Edmund died, his successor...
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Deira Æthelric of Hwicce (fl. 692–736), King of Hwicce Æthelric son of Æthelmund (fl. 804–after 804), Ealdorman of Hwicce Æthelric I (fl. c. 1032–1038)...
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day that Egbert came to the throne, an ealdorman of the Hwicce named Æthelmund led a force across the Thames at Kempsford but was defeated by the men...
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ninth century. In 802 King Beorhtric died, and on the same day ealdorman Æthelmund of the Hwicce invaded Wiltshire. He was met by a Wiltshire army under...
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was discovered in the ruins. It has been interpreted as a memorial to Æthelmund, perhaps a local leader or missionary. The stone is now kept at the Grosvenor...
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returns to Wessex, and is accepted as the new king. Battle of Kempsford: Æthelmund, ealdorman of Hwicce, is killed during the battle by his rival Weohstan...
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Hart believed that this Uhtred's successor in North-Western Mercia was Æthelmund, ruling between 940 and 965. After the accession of Edmund I, Uhtred continued...
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plaque was erected by the composer's father, Sir Alexander Butterworth. Æthelmund, Ealdorman of Hwicce, may be buried in the church. In the churchyard are...
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century, King Offa of Mercia granted land at Westbury to his minister, Aethelmund. Early in the 9th century land at Westbury passed to the Bishop of Worcester...
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Huntspill is around 796 AD, when the area was granted to Glastonbury Abbey by Aethelmund, a nobleman under King Offa of Mercia. Huntspill was listed in the Domesday...
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central Mercia, but also parts of Mercia formerly controlled by ealdormen Æthelmund and Æthelstan Rota, that is, western Mercia (from Cheshire to Gloucestershire)...
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Great Marsh. The Battle of Kempsford occurred on 16 January 800 AD when Æthelmund led a group of Hwiccians from Mercia in a raid against the Wiltsaetas...
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