Beda's list comprises Ella of Sussex, Ceawlin of Wessex, Ethelbert of Kent, Redwald of East Anglia, and Edwin, Oswald, and Oswy, of Northumbria. THE SAXON ERA. Early Britain - Page 112by Alfred John Church - 1889 - 382 pagesFull view - About this book
| Sharon Turner - 1823 - 1256 pages
...other Saxon kingdoms. The Anglo-Saxon sovereigns, to whom Bede gives this title in succession, are Ella of Sussex; Ceawlin, of Wessex; Ethelbert, of Kent; Redwald, of East Anglia; Edwin, Oswald, and Oswy, of Northumbria; and see Hunt. 314. 603. Successes of Ethelfrith. m ANGLO-SAXONS. 319 603. ance.... | |
| Thomas Keightley - 1843 - 334 pages
...King is cognate to the Persian Khan, and perhaps to the Celtic Cam (head). 6 The Bretwaldas were Ella of Sussex, Ceawlin of Wessex, Ethelbert of Kent, Redwald of East Anglia, Edwin, Oswald, and Oswio of Northumbria, and Egbert of Wessex. II Authorities : Saxon Chronicle, Ethelward, Malmesbury,... | |
| England - 1851 - 346 pages
...and coins struck, with his own head on one side and a Roman device of a wolf and twins on the other. Ceawlin, of Wessex ; Ethelbert, of Kent ; Redwald, of East Anglia; Edwin, Oswald, and Oswio, of Northumbria ; were each of them Bretwaldas in turn. It was this custom of regarding one king... | |
| William Edward Flaherty - 1855 - 456 pages
...action against the ancient owners of the soil did not exist in their time. Beda's list comprises Ella of Sussex, Ceawlin of Wessex, Ethelbert of Kent, Redwald of East Anglia, and Edwin, Oswald, and Oswy, of Northumbria. THE SAXON ERA. The appellation Bretwalda was also given... | |
| William E. Flaherty - 1855 - 448 pages
...action against the ancient owners of the soil did not exist in their time. Beda's list comprises Ella of Sussex, Ceawlin of Wessex, Ethelbert of Kent, Redwald of East Anglia, and Edwin, Oswald, and Oswy, of Northumbria. * The term is often understood to mean " wielder of the... | |
| William Edward Flaherty - 1855 - 440 pages
...action against the ancient owners of the soil did not exist in their time. Beda's list comprises Ella of Sussex, Ceawlin of Wessex, Ethelbert of Kent, Redwald of East Anglia, and Edwin, Oswald, and Oswy, of Northumbria. " The term is often understood to mean " wiolder of the... | |
| John Charles CURTIS - 1861 - 192 pages
...(ruler or emperor of Britain). The venerable Bede mentions seven princes with this title — Ella, of Sussex; Ceawlin, of Wessex; Ethelbert, of Kent; Redwald, of East Anglia ; and Edwin, Oswald, and Oswio, of Northumbria. It was under the third of these that Christianity was... | |
| Joseph Timothy Haydn - 1863 - 822 pages
...in war against their common enemies. The following are mentioned by Bede (AD 500 to 642) Ella king of Sussex ; Ceawlin of Wessex ; Ethelbert of Kent ; Redwald of East Anglia ; Edwin, Oswald, and Oswy of Northumberland. The title (then become obsolete) was bestowed upon Egbert, 828. BREVIARY (so... | |
| William C. Pearce - 1866 - 194 pages
...who were powerful enough to acquire influence in the other states. They were seven in number : Ella, of Sussex ; Ceawlin, of Wessex ; Ethelbert, of Kent ; Redwald, of East Anglia ; Edwin, Oswald, and Oswy, of Northumbria. The Saxons were originally heathens, and we still have a memento of their religion... | |
| 1876 - 400 pages
...union against Picts and Scots and Britons. Saxon kings who held this title were, successively, Ella, of Sussex ; Ceawlin, of Wessex • Ethelbert, of Kent ; Redwald, of East Anglia; Edwin, Oswald, and Oswio, of ISTorthuiubria. 4. Re-introduction of' Christianity. — In 597, Pope Gregory sent over Augustine... | |
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