Æthelwulf of Berkshire (before 825 – 4 January, 871) was a Saxon ealdorman, he received a land grant in 843/44 from Brihtwulf, king of Mercia; and lost his life at which battle event?
Æthelwulf of Berkshire Æthelwulf of Berkshire (before 825 – 4 January, 871) was a Saxon ealdorman. In 860 he and other men of Berkshire fought off a band of pirates near Winchester, Hampshire. Later he mustered a force of 1400 men against an army of Danes, won the 31 December 870 Battle of Englefield on behalf of the then kingdom of Wessex. He received a land grant in 843/44 from Brihtwulf, king of Mercia; and lost his life at the Battle of Reading.
Eadgyth Edith of England, also spelt Eadgyth or Ædgyth (Old English: "Ēadgȳð" , German: "Edgitha" ; 910 – 26 January 946), a member of the House of Wessex, was German queen from 936 until her death, by her marriage with King Otto I.