EGGBET - AN OVERVIEW

Small is understood of the 1st twenty years of Ecgberht's reign, nevertheless it is thought that he was equipped to keep up the independence of Wessex in opposition to the kingdom of Mercia, which at that time dominated another southern English kingdoms. In 825, Ecgberht defeated Beornwulf of Mercia, finished Mercia's supremacy on the Battle of Ell