Talk:Æthelwulf of Wessex
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So how did he manage to get born in Aachen? -----Michael K. Smith 05:30, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
- His father spent time in exile at Charlemagne's court prior to his accession to the West Saxon throne, though I thought there was doubt that he was still there in 800. I'd like to see a reference for Ethelwulf's birth in Aachen. Binabik80 02:54, 5 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Osburh
Is the statement that Ethelulf's wife died nine years before he went to Rome in 855 a mistake? This would mean she died in 846 and Alfred's date of birth is given as 847-9. Her own entry (as Osburga) gives her death as 855, and in Alfred's entry there is a story about him winning a book of poetry from his mother. Dudley Miles 24 September 2006
[edit] Death
This page says he died in 858, but my source ([1]) says he died in 871, saying:
"In the year of our Lord's incarnation 871," ... "Ethelred, king of the West-Saxons, and his brother Alfred, united their forces and marched to Reading, where, on their arrival, they cut to pieces the pagans whom they found outside the gate fortifications. But the pagans, nevertheless, sallied out from the gates, and a long and fierce engangement ensued. At last, grief to say, the Christians fled, the pagans obtained victory, and the aforesaid earl Ethelwulf was among the slain."
And I'm quite sure that this isn't a typo that could have been his son Aethelred, because Aethelred is mentioned quite a few more times later on in the article. Slycypher (talk) 21:37, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
