ABOUT SLOT SITE

Minimal is thought of the primary 20 years of Ecgberht's reign, but it is assumed that he was ready to keep up the independence of Wessex towards the kingdom of Mercia, which at that time dominated the opposite southern English kingdoms. In 825, Ecgberht defeated Beornwulf of Mercia, ended Mercia's supremacy in the Struggle of Ellandun, and proceed