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Britannien im 7. Jahrhundert. Wulfhere (auch Uulfhere, Uulfherus, Vulfhere, Wlfarius, Wlfharius, Wulfere, Uulfharius; † 675) war in den Jahren 658 bis zu seinem Tod König des angelsächsischen Königreiches Mercia. [1] Einige Historiker datieren seine Regierungszeit in die Jahre von 657 bis 674.
Wulfhere or Wulfar (died 675) was King of Mercia from 658 until 675 AD. He was the first Christian king of all of Mercia, though it is not known when or how he converted from Anglo-Saxon paganism.
Wulfhere was a supporting character turned antagonist in both The Saxon Stories novel series, and The Last Kingdom television series. He was an ealdorman who formerly served Alfred. In "The Pale Horseman", Wulfhere later betrayed Alfred during the Witenagemot, leaving early to free the Danish...
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19. Apr. 2024 · Wulfhere (died 675) was the king of the Mercians from 657, who made himself overlord of much of England south of the River Humber. He exercised control over Essex, London, Surrey, and the West Saxon lands, or Wessex, north of the Thames.
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Wulfhere (fl. AD 855-?877) was Ealdorman for Wiltshire, [a] when the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, of England, were experiencing turbulent times. An invading Danish army had landed in East Anglia, in 865 and had conquered all of the English kingdoms apart from Wessex. The Danish king Guthrum was overrunning the kingdom of Wessex, with Alfred the king ...
Wulfhere made peace with the invaders and stayed in York. When, in 872, Northumbrians rebelled against the Danes and their collaborators, and Wulfhere fled York. Eventually he found refuge with King Burgred of Mercia. Wulfhere was recalled in 873, and continued in York until his death in 892 or 900.
