Bretwalda (also brytenwalda and bretenanwealda, sometimes capitalised) is an Old English word. The first record comes from the late 9th-century Anglo-Saxon...

the late ninth century Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, he is referred to as a bretwalda, or "Britain-ruler". He was the first English king to convert to Christianity...

in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, written centuries after his death, as a bretwalda (an Old English term meaning 'Britain-ruler' or 'wide-ruler'). He was...

other Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. Ceawlin is also named as one of the eight "bretwaldas", a title given in the Chronicle to eight rulers who had overlordship...

Dore. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle subsequently described Ecgberht as a bretwalda or 'wide-ruler' of Anglo-Saxon lands. Ecgberht was unable to maintain...

portal History of Anglo-Saxon England Cornovii (Cornish) Related terms: Bretwalda, High King for hegemons among kings Compare: Tetrarchy Five Burghs Kirby...

Anglo-Saxon monarchs, and the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle gives him the title bretwalda, or "ruler of Britain". In 627, Edwin was baptised under the influence...

Humber estuary. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle does not list Æthelbald as a bretwalda, or "Ruler of Britain", though this may be due to the West Saxon origin...

than king). Alternative successions of the English and British crown Bretwalda Demise of the Crown Heptarchy History of the English monarchy Succession...

of Wessex Born: 847–849 October 26 Regnal titles Preceded by Æthelred Bretwalda 871–899 Last holder King of the West Saxons 871–c. 886 Became king of...

powerful king among the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms might become acknowledged as Bretwalda, a high king over the other kings. The decline of Mercia allowed Wessex...

Britain. In the 9th-century Anglo-Saxon Chronicle he is referred to as a Bretwalda. Adomnán describes Oswald as "ordained by God as Emperor of all Britain"...

the rival kingdom of Northumbria around 616, and its King Rædwald was Bretwalda (overlord of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms). However, this did not last; the...

English: the Chronicle later repeated this claim, referring to Ceawlin as a bretwalda, or "Britain-ruler". Ceawlin was deposed, perhaps by his nephew, Ceol...

list of seven overlords, adding that "he was the eighth king who was Bretwalda". Simon Keynes suggests Egbert's foundation of a 'bipartite' kingdom is...

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Mycenaean Greek meaning "chieftain", used by various Ancient Greek rulers. Bretwalda, title given to some of the rulers of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms from the 5th...

years, Oswiu's power extended over Mercia, earning him recognition as bretwalda over much of Great Britain. Oswiu was a devoted Christian, promoting the...

Mercia C-dynasty of the Mercians  Died: 821 Regnal titles Preceded by Offa Bretwalda 796–821 Succeeded by Ecgberht Preceded by Ecgfrith King of Mercia 796–821...

uncertain. The earliest recorded king of Kent was Æthelberht, who, as bretwalda, wielded significant influence over other Anglo-Saxon kings in the late...

Cerdic's alleged descendants also possessed Celtic names, including the 'Bretwalda' Ceawlin. The last occurrence of a British name in this dynasty was that...

four hundred years after his time) Ælle is recorded as being the first bretwalda, or "Britain-ruler", though there is no evidence that this was a contemporary...

Essex submit to Wessex, and East Anglia acknowledges Egbert as overlord (bretwalda). King Hywel ap Rhodri of Gwynedd dies after an 11-year reign. The kingdom...

of the Britons" in the 11th century to "Prince of Wales" in the 13th. Bretwalda List of legendary kings of Britain Pendragon Stuart Laycock (2008). Britannia:...

imperium, or overlordship; only one king of Wessex, Ceawlin, is listed as Bretwalda, and none from Mercia, though elsewhere he acknowledges the secular power...

Since the eclipse of King Ceawlin of Wessex in 592, Æthelberht was the bretwalda, or leading Anglo-Saxon ruler; Bede refers to Æthelberht as having imperium...

Saxons may have had occasional disputes. Ælle was recognised as the first 'Bretwalda' or overlord of southern Britain. He was probably the most senior of the...

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Legendary kings of Britain List of British monarchs, since 1707 England Bretwaldas / Heptarchy Angles Bernicia Deira East Anglia Elmet Essex Hwicce Isle...

who had become not only ruler of the newly unified Northumbria, but bretwalda, or high king, over the southern kingdoms. When another Northumbrian king...