Event: Request
Burgred 5
.request to
Ęthelwulf 1
for assistance
Asserted in:
ASC
853 AG, <854> B, 854 C
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Scholarly Info
Description
Here
Burgred 5
and his witan (
Anonymi 43
) asked
Ęthelwulf 1
to help him conquer the Northwealas (
Anonymi 11
).
Year
853
Primary Source Info
Original Text
A: ... he him gefultumade žęt him Noržwalas gehiersumade.
Date from Source
853 AG, <854> B, 854 C
Persons associated with this Event:
Agent
:
Burgred 5
(
King of the Mercians, ?852?873x874
)
Agent
:
Anonymi 43
(
Leading men of the Mercians in the time of
Burgred 5
)
Recipient
:
Ęthelwulf 1
(
King of the West Saxons, 839-856; king of Kent, Sussex & Essex, 856-858
)
(Other)
:
Anonymi 11
(
Britons who lived between Mercia and the western sea
)