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Æٳɳܱ

/ ˈæθəˌʊ /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of Ethelwulf
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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King Æٳɳܱ - the father of King Alfred and the conqueror of Viking Northumbria.

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If you were Æٳɳܱ, the King of Wessex in the ninth century, you saw your sons, basically, as a chance to riff on the splendor of your own appellation.

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“Athelwulf, the son of Wulfhere.”

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Under Æٳɳܱ, Alfred’s father, Winchester had become the chief city of England; for while the other kingdoms went down before the Northern pirates, Wessex still stood its ground.

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It was farther off from the main points of attack, and had the incalculable advantage of a succession of capable kings: Egbert, Æٳɳܱ, and—at the time of our story—Alfred.

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