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Wulfhere war ein jüngerer Sohn von König Penda aus der Dynastie der Iclingas. Sein (Halb-)Bruder Merewalh ( fl. 650), ein Unterkönig der Magonsæte, scheint aus einer früheren Ehe seines Vaters zu stammen. Weitere Geschwister, die vermutlich aus Pendas Ehe mit Cynewise [3] hervorgingen, waren seine Brüder Peada (655–656) und Æthelred ...
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.
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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 or Wulfar († 675) was an early King of Mercia. Although his father was pagan Wulfhere was a Christian. His older brother Peada ruled Mercia south of the River Thames under Oswiu of Northumbria. When Peada was murdered Oswiu held Mercia until the ealdormen of Mercia rebelled and placed Wulfhere on the throne. Wulfhere ruled ...
After the defeat at the Winwaed, Mercia fell under Northumbrian control, but in 658 three ealdormen, whom Bede named, raised a rebellion and placed Wulfhere on the throne. He lost little time in restoring Mercian power: Christianity and conquest went hand in hand. Florence of Worcester praised his zeal in supporting the Christian faith, ‘utterly rooting out the worship of idols’, and tells ...
