EGGBET - AN OVERVIEW

Minimal is thought of the very first 20 years of Ecgberht's reign, but it really is thought that he was in a position to maintain the independence of Wessex versus the kingdom of Mercia, which at that time dominated another southern English kingdoms. In 825, Ecgberht defeated Beornwulf of Mercia, finished Mercia's supremacy in the Fight of Ellandun